Santorini officially Thira and classic Greek Thera is a Greek island. Because of its unique ecology and climate, and especially its volcanic ash soil, Santorini is home to unique and prized produce. Only the southern tip of a large town has been uncovered, yet it has revealed complexes of multi-level buildings, streets, and squares with remains of walls standing as high as eight metres, all entombed in the solidified ash of the famous eruption of Thera. The island was featured in The 2005 film ”The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants“. 2018. population at year-end 2018. The length of the island is 16 km and its width varies from 1 to 5 km. This Bronze Age civilization thrived between 3000 and 2000 BC, reaching its peak in the period between 2000 and 1630 BC.[27]. From the sheer cliff-top, where the villages are built, you look down on the gentle, green outer slopes of the mountain: the sea has filled the crater of the volcano. Imagine in the center a hill, surrounded by a ring of water; the ring of water surrounded by a circle of land, then another ring of water and one of land, until there were nine rings of water and nine of land. The film also suggests that these original Mycenaean Israelites fled Egypt (which they had in fact ruled for some time) after the eruption, and went back to Mycenae. The estimated population of the U.S. was approximately 328.2 million in 2019, and the largest age group was adults aged 25 to 29. Speculation suggesting that Thera/Santorini was the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis began with the excavation of Akrotiri in the 1960s, and gained increased currency as reconstructions of the island's pre-eruption shape and landscape frescos located under the ash both strongly resembled Plato's description. The beauty of Santorini must depend on light and line; there is hardly any vegetation apart from vines, and the volcanic earth has no charm of color, unlike the earth and rock of the limestone islands. The present municipality of Thera (officially: "Thira", Greek: Δήμος Θήρας),[7][8] which covers all settlements on the islands of Santorini and Therasia, was formed at the 2011 local government reform, by the merger of the former Oia and Thera municipalities.[3]. “Our population has shot up because success has meant that everyone wants to work here,” says Nikos Zorzos, Santorini’s mayor. Its the largest island of a small, circular archipelago, which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. The Athenians took the island during the war, but lost it again after the Battle of Aegospotami. Het ligt ten noorden van Kreta, ten zuiden van Naxos en Paros.Het grootste eiland heeft dezelfde naam, Santorini of Thira. American hip hop musician Rick Ross has a song titled Santorini Greece, and its 2017 music video was shot on the island. Sheer, impressive cliffs, and parallel layers of black and red rocks compose its western side. Pichler, H. and Friedrich, W.L. 1301 by Iacopo II Barozzi, a member of the Cretan branch of the Venetian Barozzi family, whose descendant held it until it was annexed in c. 1335 by Niccolo Sanudo after various legal and military conflicts. Until the early 1990s locals filled water cisterns from the rain that fell on roofs and courts, from small springs, and with imported assistance from other areas of Greece. Once this happens, a large explosive eruption destroys the cone. England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom with population close to 54 million, which accounts for 84% of the UK population. In the 2018 video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey, a gateway to the mythical lost city of Atlantis is located in a temple beneath the island of Thera. It forms the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 sq mi) and a 2011 census population of 15,550. Watch Queue Queue. 50-54-year-olds were the biggest age group, at approximately 4.7 million people. The island is almost waterless and has only a very few flowing springs. [46] An estimated 2 million tourists visit annually. The ground of the island is volcanic and on the side of the volcano caldera, the island is rocky and steep. (1976). [16][17] In a 2013 book on this connection, Thera and the Exodus, a dissident from the consensus Riaan Booysen, tries to support Jacobovici's theory and claims the pharaoh of the Exodus to be Amenhotep III and the biblical Moses as Crown Prince Thutmose, Amenhotep's first-born son and heir to his throne. During the Second World War, Santorini was occupied in 1941 by Italian forces, and in 1943 by those of the Germans. At Knossos, in a LMIIIA context (14th century BC), seven Linear B texts while calling upon "all the gods" make sure to grant primacy to an elsewhere-unattested entity called qe-ra-si-ja and, once, qe-ra-si-jo. It has an area of 96 square kilometers (37 square miles), a coastal length of 69 kilometers (43 miles), and its width varies from 2 to 6 kilometers (1 to 4 miles). Oia is now called a Κοινότητα (community), within the municipality of Thera, and it consists of the local subdivisions (Greek: τοπικό διαμέρισμα) of Therasia and Oia. The frescos can be seen today at the island’s Archaeological Museum and the site can be visited everyday except Monday and holidays. It boasts ruins from Minoans, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Venetians. Niger in West Africa will see its population nearly triple. Archaeological evidence, based on the established chronology of Bronze Age Mediterranean cultures, dates the eruption to around 1500 BC. These are premium storage space for produce, especially for wine cellaring: the Kánava wineries of Santorini. This post is for my daughter Brittny… we just ported in Santorini. The island also exports pumice stone, china clay and pistacchio nuts. The population of Santorini numbers some 11,400 people yet every year 500,000 tourists visit the island. [47], The island's pumice quarries have been closed since 1986, in order to preserve the caldera. The global population of forcibly displaced increased by 2.3 million people in 2018. Data tables, maps, charts, and live population clock. The entire center of the circular island sank into the sea during the tremendous volcanic explosion 3.500 years ago. Since rain is rare on the island from mid-spring to mid-autumn, many plants depend on the scant moisture provided by the common, early morning fog condensing on the ground as dew. Gamepedia. The second site of major archaeological importance is Ancient Thira. Together with Anafi, Santorini is the southernmost island of the Cyclades. The name Thera was revived in the nineteenth century as the offici… The current population of Italy in 2020 is 60,461,826, a 0.15% decline from 2019.; The population of Italy in 2019 was 60,550,075, a 0.13% decline from 2018.; The population of Italy in 2018 was … The yield per hectare is only 10 to 20% of the yields that are common in France or California. It matures to a sweet, dark amber-orange, unctuous dessert wine that has achieved worldwide fame, possessing the standard Assyrtiko aromas of citrus and minerals, layered with overtones of nuts, raisins, figs, honey and tea. Santorini boasts several nice beaches and two major archaeological sites. Other than the Bible, there is no historic evidence of any Jewish exodus from Egypt. The unique characteristic is the common utilisation of the hypóskapha: extensions of houses dug sideways or downwards into the surrounding pumice. Over the past 360,000 years there have been two major cycles, each culminating with two caldera-forming eruptions. Santorini (Greek: Σαντορίνη, pronounced [sandoˈrini]), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα [ˈθira]) and classic Greek Thera (English pronunciation /ˈθɪərə/), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from Greece. The 2.1% decrease in the correctional population . There are also four much smaller islands called Thirassia, Nea Kameni, Palia Kameni and Aspronisi. [37], Santorini was captured briefly by the Russians under Alexey Orlov during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, but returned to Ottoman control after. [54] Cruise ships anchor off Skala and passengers are transferred by local boatmen to shore at Skala where Fira is accessed by cable car, on foot or by donkey. Sign In. The island's wines are standardised and protected by the "Vinsanto" and "Santorini" OPAP designations of origin. The well preserved ruins of the ancient town are often compared to the spectacular ruins at Pompeii in Italy. The complex formed during the Miocene and was folded and metamorphosed during the Alpine orogeny around 60 million years ago. White varieties also include Athiri and Aidani, whereas red varieties include mavrotragano and mandilaria. Santorini is one huge mound of volcanic lava. These rooms are prized because of the high insulation provided by the air-filled pumice, and are used as living quarters of unique coolness in the summer and warmth in the winter. Santorini is one of the few Cyclades Islands with a major airport, which lies about 6 km (4 mi) southeast of downtown Thera. The South Aegean (Greek: Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, romanized: Periféria Notíou Eyéou, [periˈferia noˈtiu eˈʝeu]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece.It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese island groups in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea About 59.55% of the world’s population lives in Asia. The underground dwellings along the ridge overlooking the caldera, where the instability of the soil was responsible for the great extent of the damage, needed to be evacuated. Yet it has a strange and uncanny fascination of its own. [42][43], Santorini's primary industry is tourism, particularly in the summer months. 2019. [31] In the 9th century BC, Dorians founded the main Hellenic city on Mesa Vouno, 396 m (1,299 ft) above sea level. God, Family & Shoes Uncategorized April 29, 2018 April 29, 2018. The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia, as well as the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi and Christiana. The cable car lifts 800 persons per hour. Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular destinations, is expected to wrap up 2018 with over two million visitors (cruise passengers not included), up from some 1.7 million in 2017. “It is a reality now, Santorini is an all year round tourism destination,” Thira Mayor Nikos Zorzos says. Only the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption of 1815, the 181 AD eruption of Lake Taupo, and possibly Baekdu Mountain's 946 AD eruption have released more material into the atmosphere during the past 5,000 years. The possibility has been more recently popularized by television documentaries such as The History Channel programme Lost Worlds (episode "Atlantis"), the Discovery Channel's Solving History with Olly Steeds, and the BBC's Atlantis, The Evidence, which suggests that Thera is Plato's Atlantis. The earliest eruptions, many of which were submarine, were on the Akrotiri Peninsula, and active between 650,000 and 550,000 years ago. [24] Total rainfall averages 371 mm (14.6 in) per year. The official name of the island is Thira, but foreigners refer to it by the name given in honor of the island’s patron saint, St. Irene of Thessaloniki, who died here while in exile in 304 A.D. Santorini, which covers 73 square kilometers and is located 127 nautical miles from the port of Piraeus, has an important wine trade. , "the circular one"), or Thēra. Today, that city is referred to as Ancient Thera. From their children the king and people of Atlantis were descended. The viticultural pride of the island is the sweet and strong Vinsanto (Italian: "holy wine") (Visanto), a dessert wine made from the best sun-dried Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Aidani grapes, and undergoing long barrel aging (up to twenty or twenty-five years for the top cuvées). [23] Scientists say that the injection of molten rock was equivalent to 20 years’ worth of regular activity. If the initial consonant were aspirated, then *Qhera- would have become "Thera-" in later Greek. Two million tons of volcanic soil is exported every year for use in the cement industry. has become the most famous single event in the Aegean before the fall of Troy. It is situated 27,5 m. above the sea level and may be reached from the port of Skala climbing the steep, 566 broad steps. Between 2010 and 2018 the population grew at an average of 1% annually.