Minoa ( grc, Μινῴα, Μίνωα, or Μινυΐα) was an ancient town on the island of

Amorgos Amorgos ( el, Αμοργός, ; ) is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group in Greece. Along with 16 neighboring islets, the largest of which (by land area) is Niko ...

. It was the birthplace of

Simonides of Amorgos Semonides of Amorgos (; grc-gre, Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος, variantly ; fl. 7th century BC) was a Greek iambic and elegiac poet who is believed to have lived during the seventh century BC. Fragments of his poetry survive as quo ...

. The site of Minoa is located near modern

Katapola Katapola is a small port village on the Greece, Greek island of Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades. It is located at the foot of a hill which was once the site of the ancient town of Minoa (Amorgos), Minoa, believed to be a summer pa ...

, on Moundoulia Hill.

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Populated places in the ancient Aegean islands Former populated places in Greece Amorgos Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece {{AncientAegean-geo-stub