Astypalaea or Astypalaia (), also known as Isthmus or Isthmos (), was a town of

ancient Greece Ancient Greece () was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically r ...

in the southwest of the island of Cos, which the inhabitants abandoned in order to build Cos. Its site is located near modern

Kefalos Kefalos () is the westernmost town on the Greek island of Kos, 43 km from Kos Town. It is situated on a peninsula, also known as Kefalos, at the south-west side of the island. The town is built on a stone height, dominated by the imposing win ...

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Populated places in the ancient Aegean islands Former populated places in Greece Ancient Kos {{AncientAegean-geo-stub