Dokos or Δοκός is a small Greek island of the Saronic Gulf, adjacent to the island of Hydra, and separated from the Peloponnese mainland by a narrow strait . The population of the island is 13 according to the last national census. The residents are Orthodox monks and sheep herders.
The island is rocky reaching a height of 1010 feet or 308 meters. I On the eastern portion of the island, one can find the ruins of a great Byzantine - Venetian Castle. During the Greek War of Independence, Dokos was used by the forces of Hydra as a port.
Dokos was found to be inhabited since the era of copper, in other words since 6000 BC. In 1975 Peter Throckmorton discovered a ship wreck off the coast of Dokos that is considered to be the oldest ship wreck in the world dating back to 2500 BC.
The island is rocky reaching a height of 1010 feet or 308 meters. I On the eastern portion of the island, one can find the ruins of a great Byzantine - Venetian Castle. During the Greek War of Independence, Dokos was used by the forces of Hydra as a port.
Dokos was found to be inhabited since the era of copper, in other words since 6000 BC. In 1975 Peter Throckmorton discovered a ship wreck off the coast of Dokos that is considered to be the oldest ship wreck in the world dating back to 2500 BC.
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