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Oea or Oia ( grc, Οἴα) was an ancient town on the island of
Thera Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek language, Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera (English language, English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast ...
, mentioned by
Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importanc ...
. Its site is located near Kamari, and some of its ruins are submarine.


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