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Sifnos is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece. The main town on the island is known as Apollonia (pop. 942) located near the center of the island. The second-largest town is Artemon (744). Another major population center is the hilltop village named Kastro (101), built on top of a high cliff on its northwestern shore. The port settlement, on the west coast of the island is known as Kamares (188).Sifnos was very wealthy in ancient times, thanks to its gold and silver mines. Proof of this, is the treasury which the Siphnians built at Delphi in the 6th century BC to house their offerings. However, it appears that something went wrong with the mines; either they were worked out or flooded by the sea -we do not know which- and their production ceased.

Sifnos (Greece, 08/2008).
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