Paximada
 | This article duplicates the scope of other articles, specifically Dionysades. |
Native name: Παξιμάδα | |
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 The Dionysades group of islands seen from Sitia. | |
  Paximada | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 35°22′37″N 26°10′26″E / 35.377°N 26.174°ECoordinates: 35°22′37″N 26°10′26″E / 35.377°N 26.174°E |
| Archipelago | Cretan Islands |
| Administration | |
Greece | |
| Region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Lasithi |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2001) |
Paximada (Greek: Παξιμάδα, "rusk") is the northernmost island of the small Dionysades group of islands off Sitia on the northeast coast of Crete. The group also includes Dragonada, Gianysada, and Paximadaki. Administratively this group comes within the Sitia municipality in Lasithi.
This island is part of an environmentally protected area with many rare plants and animals including the falcon, Falco eleonorae, which finds sanctuary here.[1][2]
The Dionysades were once a place of worship of the ancient Greek god Dionysus. Archaeologists have found artifacts on this island group, from ancient and early Christian eras, indicating that the islands may have been inhabited in the past.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Βορειανατολικό άκρο της Κρήτης Διονυσάδες, Ελάσα και Χερσόνησος Σιέρο (Greek) - ^ [1] Chances and limits of floristic island inventories : The Dionysades group (South Aegean, Greece) re-visited.
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Categories:
- Landforms of Lasithi
- Uninhabited islands of Crete
- Mediterranean islands
- Islands of Greece