Syros, known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea.
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12 Facts About Syros
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Ano Syros is the second town of Syros and was built by the Venetians at the beginning of the 13th century on the hill of San Giorgio, north-west of Ermoupoli.
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The medieval settlement of Ano Syros is accessible by car; the town is served mostly by marble steps.
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Roman Catholic diocese of Syros was a Latin diocese, suffragan of Naxos.
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In 1827 Syros became part of the newly founded First Hellenic Republic and later the Greek Kingdom.
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The island returned to peace and tranquility, Syros became known as a cross-road in the Aegean and as an international commercial center linking Western Europe and the Mediterranean sea to the East.
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The prosperity of Syros was connected with the development of social and cultural life.
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The tremendous growth and development of Ermoupolis continued and until 1860 Syros was the most important commercial harbour in Greece.
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Syros has a British cemetery where various people are buried, including many seamen and servicemen who died in the Cyclades region, particularly during the Second World War.
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Syros is a separate regional unit of the South Aegean region.
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Province of Syros was one of the provinces of the Cyclades Prefecture.
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