Dokos

Island near Hydra, Greece

Dokos

Native name:

Δοκός

Dokos island

Geography
Coordinates| 37°19′59.21″N 23°19′16.82″E﻿ / ﻿37.3331139°N 23.3213389°E﻿ / 37.3331139; 23.3213389
Archipelago| Saronic Islands
Area| 13.537 km2 (5.227 sq mi)
Administration

Greece

Region| Attica
Regional unit| Islands
Demographics
Population| 18 (2011)
Pop. density| 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)

Dokos (Greek: Δοκός) is a small Greek island of the Argo-Saronic Gulf, adjacent to Hydra, and separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strait called, on some maps, "the Hydra Gulf." It is part of the municipality of Ýdra (Hydra) in Islands regional unit and reported a population of 18 persons at the 2011 census. The island is populated only by some Orthodox monks and perennial sheep herders. The island is rocky, reaching a height of 308 metres (1,010 ft). During ancient times it was called Aperopia (Ἀπεροπία).

## Archaeology

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It has, since the ancient years, considered to be a strategic location. On the east side lie the ruins of a great Byzantine \- Venetian Castle. During the Middle Ages, the island served as a refuge for Albanian settlers' animals.[1]

Dokos, according to archaeological studies, has been inhabited since the early Bronze Age.[2] In 1975, Peter Throckmorton discovered a wreck near Dokos that has been dated to about 2150 BC, and may be the oldest shipwreck known.[3]

## Historical population

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Year  | Population

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1991  | 8
2001  | 43
2011  | 18
2021  | ???

## References

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1. ^ Sutton, Susan Buck; Adams, Keith W.; Project, Argolid Exploration (2000). Contingent countryside: settlement, economy, and land use in the southern Argolid since 1700. Stanford University Press. p. 29\. ISBN 978-0-8047-3315-1. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
2. ^ Kardulias, P. Nick (2015). The Ecology of pastoralism. Boulder: University of Colorado Press. p. 259.
3. ^ Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology (HIMA) Archived March 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Official website of Municipality of Hydra (in Greek)
* Hellenic Institute Of Marine Archaeology

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