Ammouliani ( el, Αμμουλιανή , ''Ammoulianí''), also known as Amoliani, is an island located in the

Chalkidiki Chalkidiki (; el, Χαλκιδική , also spelled Halkidiki, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region co ...

regional unit,

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, from

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. Administratively it is part of the municipal unit of Stagira-Akanthos. , the resident population of the island was 547.

History

Until the early 1900s, Ammouliani was a dependency of

Vatopedi Monastery The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi ( el, Βατοπέδι, ) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th an ...

of Mount Athos. In 1925, the island was given to the refugees' families who had come from islands of

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(Marmaras Sea), after the

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. The population of the island grew quickly and today the island has over 500 residents. It has become a tourist destination, with frequent transport from the mainland.

Historical population

References

External links

Official website of Municipality of Stágira-Ákanthos
Islands of Greece North Aegean islands Landforms of Chalkidiki Islands of Central Macedonia Populated places in Chalkidiki {{CMacedonia-geo-stub