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To Watch All The Best Videos Click Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPMtQ4sCSgEeKCSsZKeiN_g Koufonisia (Greek: Κουφονήσια) is a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. It consists of three main islands. There are two proposed explanations for the origin of the name of the island. According to the first, Koufonisia was the ancient name of the gulf between Koufonisia and Glaronisi. The full name was "Koufos Limin", which means lee port, where ships can anchor. According to the second version, which is supported by Manesis, this name was chosen because of the large number of caves and sediments that are found on the island. Anthony Miliarakis, in contrast with these two theories, wrote in his book in 1920 that Pano Koufonisi was known as "Fakousa" and Kato Koufonisi as "Pino". According to archaeological findings, Koufonisia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Excavations in Epano Mili brought to light evidence that dates back to the first years of Cycladic civilization. One of the most important findings from this period is a fryer-shaped vessel with a nine-ray star on it, exhibited in Naxos' museum. Excavations on the east shore brought to light remains dating to Hellenistic and Roman times. In the course of history, Koufonisia followed the fate of the rest of Cyclades islands. They were dominated by the Venetians and the Turks, who, mostly in the 17th century, fought about the governance of the Aegean Sea. Residents of Koufonisia, either because they needed to or because they wanted to, often joined their forces with the residents of Mani or with other pirates, who were using the channel between Pano and Kato Koufonisi as a safe shelter. Koufonisia were set free along with the rest of Cyclades islands and incorporated into the Greek state in 1830. During the Axis occupation of World War II (1941–1945), the islands' residents faced difficult times. In the postbellum period, the island had 1000 inhabitants. However, many of them migrated to Athens in order to find a job and many men left the islands to work as grummets. Residents were going to the other Greek islands and the mainland by small boats (caiques) and by a ship that was going to Heraclia every eight days. During those years, there was only one doctor in the Lesser Cyclades and when the weather was bad, he could not travel to Koufonisia. Victoria Peak Hong Kong Tourism - Hong Kong Holidays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGqaptpj8qw Temple Street Night Market Hong Kong Tourism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbyHTKbpUvA Tai O Fishing Village Hong Kong Tourism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJqtVijoRSM Ocean Park Hong Kong Tourism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efP3HXwUNRc Hong Kong Wetland Park Hong Kong Tourism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBJx0OHncQ Koufonisia Greece - Greek Islands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0lWWda8QKA Milos Greece - Greek Islands - Greece Holidays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fu9rz1b1zQ Symi Greece - Greek Islands - Greece Holidays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAnUd1PQdHc Andros Greece - Greek Islands - Greece Holidays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJONA0fWJ3I Patmos Greece - Greek Islands - Greece Holidays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HqLcDsxNh0 Koufonisia Greece - Greek Islands - Greece Holidays - Greece Tourism