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Kos or Cos (; el, Κως ) is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 36,986 (2021 census), making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes. The island measures . Administratively, Kos constitutes a municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Kos Town. Name The name ''Kos'' ( grc, Κῶς, genitive ) is first attested in the ''Iliad'', and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea, and Nymphaea. In many Romance languages, Kos was formerly known as ''Stancho'', ''Stanchio'', or ''Stinco'', and in Ottoman and modern Turkish it is known as , all from the reinterpretation of the Greek expression 'to Kos'; ''cf.'' the similar Istanbul and Stimpoli, Crete. Under the rule o ...
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