Place details
Place nameCarpathos
Other namesKarpathos, Scarpanto, Kerpe, Kárpathos island, Carpathus, Kárpathos, Nísos, Kárpathos
CountryEllás
Latitude35.667
Longitude27.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Was closely tied to Rhodes from Antiquity through Middle Ages; ruled by Venice 1306-1540, then by Turks; returned to Greece in 1947; since it is so isolated, many ancient customs and dialects have continued here.