Editing Cyclades (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Aegean Sea with island groups labeled.gif|thumb|upright=1.2|The Cyclades encircle the sacred island of [[Delos]]]]
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File:Syros ermoupolis 140707.jpg|[[Ermoupoli]], capital of the Cyclades. [[Syros]]
File:Ia Santorini-2009-1.JPG|[[Santorini]]
File:Mykonos City.jpg|[[Mykonos]]
File:City of Naxos.jpg|[[Naxos]]
File:Fole abhang.jpg|[[Folegandros]]
File:Chora Milos.jpg|[[Milos]]
File:Iraklia 2023 19.jpg|[[Irakleia (Cyclades)|Irakleia]]
File:Rineia.jpg|[[Rineia]]
File:Koufonisi 2023 57.jpg|[[Koufonisia|Koufonisi]]
File:Vraka Aegean Islands Greek Costume.JPG|Traditional ''vraka'' ([[breeches]]) in the dress of the Aegean islands 
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The Cyclades includes about 220 islands, the major ones being [[Amorgos]], [[Anafi]], [[Andros]], [[Antiparos]], [[Delos]], [[Ios (island)|Ios]], [[Kea (island)|Kea]], [[Kimolos]], [[Kythnos]], [[Milos]], [[Mykonos]], [[Naxos]], [[Paros]], [[Folegandros]], [[Serifos]], [[Sifnos]], [[Sikinos]], [[Syros]], [[Tinos]], and [[Santorini|Thira or Santoríni]]. There are also many minor islands (the [[Lesser Cyclades]]) including [[Donousa]], [[Eschati]], [[Gyaros]], [[Irakleia (Cyclades)|Irakleia]], [[Koufonisia]], [[Makronisos]], [[Rineia]], and [[Schoinousa]]. The name "Cyclades" refers to the islands forming a circle ("circular islands") around the sacred island of Delos. Most of the smaller islands are uninhabited.

[[Ermoupoli]] on Syros is the chief town and administrative center of the former prefecture.

The islands are peaks of a submerged mountainous terrain, with the exception of two [[volcano|volcanic islands]], Milos and Santorini. The climate is generally dry and mild, but with the exception of Naxos, the soil is not very fertile; agricultural produce includes wine, fruit, wheat, [[olive oil]], and tobacco. Lower temperatures are registered in higher elevations and these areas do not usually see wintry weather.

The Cyclades are bounded to the south by the [[Sea of Crete]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Peter |last=Saundry |first2=C.&nbsp;Michael |last2=Hogan |first3=Steve |last3=Baum |year=2011 |chapter-url=http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sea_of_Crete?topic=49523 |chapter=Sea of Crete |title=Encyclopedia of Earth |editor-first=M. |editor-last=Pidwirny |editor2-first=C. J. |editor2-last=Cleveland |publisher=National Council for Science and Environment |location=Washington DC }}</ref>