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Naousa ( el, Νάουσα) is a village in the
Cyclades
The Cyclades (; el, Κυκλάδες, ) are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The nam ...
. It is located in the northeastern corner of the island of
Paros
Paros (; el, Πάρος; Venetian: ''Paro'') is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of ...
, and it has a population of 2,870.
In the summer, when it is warm and sunny almost every day, Naousa attracts many tourists from all around Europe because of the climate and the nearby beaches, like Kolympithres. During the winter, it is cold and occasionally snowy.
Historical facts
In 1770–1775, during the
Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 and the
Orlov Revolt, Naousa was a Russian naval base, known in Russian as Auza, and the administrative centre of
Alexey Orlov's military expedition.
Populated places in Paros (regional unit)
Paros
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