Thymaina
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Thymaina is a small Greek island in the Samos Prefecture
, in the eastern Aegean Sea
. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon
and is administratively a part of its municipality
. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island. The population of Thymaina is 140 inhabitants (2001 census), and the area is 10 km².
Samos Prefecture
Samos Prefecture was a prefecture in Greece, consisting of the islands of Samos, Ikaria and the smaller islands of Fournoi Korseon. In 2011 the prefecture was abolished and the territory is now covered by the peripheral units of Samos and Ikaria...
, in the eastern Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon
Fournoi Korseon
Fournoi Korseon , more commonly simply Fournoi, is a complex or archipelago of small Greek islands that lie between Ikaria, Samos and Patmos in Ikaria peripheral unit, North Aegean Periphery. The two largest islands of the complex, the main isle of Fourni and the isle of Thymaina, are inhabited, as...
and is administratively a part of its municipality
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island. The population of Thymaina is 140 inhabitants (2001 census), and the area is 10 km².