Editing Milos (section)

{{Short description|Island in Greece}}
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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name = Milos
|name_local = Μήλος
|type = municipality
|image_map = 2011 Dimos Milou.png
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| photo1a = Chora Milos.jpg
| photo2a = Milos-10.jpg
| photo2b = Abandoned sulfur mines, Milos, 153059.jpg
| photo3a = Klima on Milos, syrmata, 152738.jpg
| photo3b = Cathedral Portiani, Zephyria, Milos, 153115.jpg
| photo4a = Plaka on Milos, Street above the Archaeological Museum, 152621.jpg
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|caption_skyline = '''From the top to the left:''' [[Plaka, Milos|Plaka]], view of the island, abandoned sulfur mines, [[Klima, Milos|Klima]], Church of the Dormination of the Theotokos and street above the [[Archaeological Museum of Milos|Archaeological Museum]]
|city_seal = 
|coordinates = {{coord|36|41|N|24|25|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_min = 0
|elevation_max = 751
|periph = [[South Aegean]]
|periphunit         = [[Milos (regional unit)|Milos]]
|seat                    = [[Plaka, Milos|Plaka]]
|pop_municipality   = 5302
|area_municipality  = 150.6
|mayor = 
|party = 
|since = 
|population_as_of = 2021
|postal_code = 848 00, 848 01
|area_code = 2287
|licence = EM
|website = {{url|http://www.milos.gr}}
}}
'''Milos''' or '''Melos''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|iː|l|ɒ|s|,_|-|l|oʊ|s}}; {{langx|el|label=[[Modern Greek]]|Μήλος|Mílos}}, {{IPA|el|ˈmilos|IPA}}; {{langx|grc|Μῆλος|Mêlos}}) is a volcanic [[Greek island]] in the [[Aegean Sea]], just north of the [[Sea of Crete]]. It is the southwestern-most island of the [[Cyclades]] group.

The ''[[Venus de Milo]]'' (now in the [[Louvre]]), the ''[[Poseidon of Melos]]'' (now in the [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens|NAMA]]) and the ''[[Asclepius of Milos]]'' (now in the [[British Museum]]) were all found on the island,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=460415&partId=1&place=34534&plaA=34534-3-1&page=1|title=statue|website=British Museum|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> as was an archaic [[Apollo]] now in [[Athens]]. Milos is a popular tourist destination during the summer. The [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|municipality]] of Milos also includes the uninhabited offshore islands of [[Antimilos]] and [[Akradies]]. The combined land area is {{convert|160.147|km²|3|abbr=out}}<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> and at the 2021 census the population was 5,193 inhabitants.