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Akrotiri
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Akrotiri

Ancient city · Greece

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
36.351, 25.404
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: Оно было погребено под слоем пепла после извержения вулкана около 1646—1500 годов до н.

History

Akrotiri is a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement site on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini. The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri, the name of the site in antiquity is unknown.

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