Thymaina () is a small Greek island in the
Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern
Aegean Sea
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. Thymaina is located just west of
Fournoi Korseon
Fournoi Korseon (), more commonly simplified as Fournoi (), anciently known as Corsiae or Korsiai (), Corseae or Korseai (Κορσεαί), Corsia or Korsia (Κορσία), and Corassiae (Κορασσίαι), form a complex or archipelago of sm ...
and is administratively a part of its
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
. Its name is said to be derived from the
thyme
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that grows throughout the island.
Thymaina has two settlements, Thymaina settlement and Keramidou. The population of the island is 191 inhabitants according to the 2021 census, 179 in Thymaina settlement and 12 in Kerameidou.
The area is . Thymaina is a protected area along with all Fournoi cluster and belongs to the network Natura 2000.
Historical population
See also
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References
Islands of Greece
Landforms of Ikaria (regional unit)
Islands of the North Aegean
Fournoi Korseon
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