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 ...
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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
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