Samos Prefecture () was a
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...
in
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
, consisting of the islands of
Samos
Samos (, also ; , ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the Mycale Strait. It is also a separate reg ...
,
Ikaria
Ikaria, also spelled Icaria (; ), is a Greece, Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos.
Administratively, Ikaria forms a separate municipality within the Ikaria (regional unit), Ikaria regional unit, ...
and the smaller islands of
Fournoi Korseon
Fournoi Korseon (), more commonly simplified as Fournoi (), anciently known as Corsiae or Korsiai (), Corseae or Korseai (Κορσεαί), Corsia or Korsia (Κορσία), and Corassiae (Κορασσίαι), form a complex or archipelago of sm ...
. In 2011 the prefecture was abolished and the territory is now covered by the
regional units of
Samos
Samos (, also ; , ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the Mycale Strait. It is also a separate reg ...
and
Ikaria
Ikaria, also spelled Icaria (; ), is a Greece, Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos.
Administratively, Ikaria forms a separate municipality within the Ikaria (regional unit), Ikaria regional unit, ...
. Its capital was the town of
Vathy, on Samos.
Provinces
The
provinces
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
were:
*
Samos Province - Samos
*
Ikaria Province
Ikaria () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The regional unit covers the island of Ikaria and the small archipelago Fournoi Korseon, in the Aegean Sea.
Administration
As a part of the 2011 Kallik ...
-
Agios Kirykos
Municipalities
See also
*The
Eupalinian aqueduct
*
List of settlements in Samos
*
List of settlements in the Ikaria regional unit
References
External links
Prefecture of SamosTunnel of Eupalinos
{{Authority control
Prefectures of Greece
Geography of the North Aegean
History of Samos
Icaria
Fournoi Korseon
1915 establishments in Greece
States and territories established in 1915
2010 disestablishments in Greece
States and territories disestablished in 2010