Kasos (; el, Κάσος, ), also Casos, is a

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in the

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. It is the southernmost island in the

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, and is part of the Karpathos regional unit. The capital of the island is

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. , its population was 1,224.

Names

There are several references to the island in the works of ancient authors, including as Amphe (), Astrabe (), and Achni (). Concerning Kasos (),

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(1674) and

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(1902) suggested that it could derive from the Canaanite word ''kas'' , and that it is a

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