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Information about the target locations Kimolos.
Argentièra or Cimòlo (in Greek Kimolos) is an island of the Cyclades very close to Milos. Administratively it is a commune of the periphery of the Southern Aegean (peripheral unit of Milo). It is of volcanic origin, the climate is dry and healthy but its soil is not suitable for crops of any kind. Its inhabitants are dedicated to sheep farming and fishing. It was known in antiquity for its reserves of chalk and kaolin which was used to make porcelain. Its ancient name was Echinousa. Argentiera always followed the fate of nearby Milo. It was a Venetian fief and suffered numerous raids by pirates who completely destroyed it in the 18th century.
It is 86 nautical miles from Piraeus.
The homonymous municipality covers the territory of the island plus the uninhabited islands of Polyaigos, Agios Efstathios and Agios Georgios. The population, at the 2001 census was 769 inhabitants.

Information about Syros
Siro or Sira is a Greek island, belonging to the Cycladic archipelago in the Aegean Sea. It is located at 78 nautical miles (144 km) south of Athens. It is a peripheral unit formed by the municipality of Siro-Ermopoli; most important center is Ermopoli.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Siro became part of the Byzantine Empire until 1204, when it was conquered by the Republic of Venice. In 1537 it was conquered by the Turks. During the dominion of Venice a strong Catholic minority had developed which obtained the protection of France and thanks to an agreement between the French king Francis I and the Sultan Suleiman the Catholic religious orders were protected. Although part of the Ottoman Empire, the island was granted a form of self-government]. After the 1821 war of independence, Siro became part of Greece.
Ermopoli, the administrative capital of the Cyclades, is the capital of the island. The city was founded during the war of independence of 1821, when they came to Siro, which was a French protectorate, refugees from other islands that were under Turkish rule. The town developed very rapidly, becoming an important commercial and nautical hub of the Aegean in the nineteenth century.
Ermopoli has a modern, neoclassical character, and is different from other Cycladic cities, which have a more traditional appearance. The most traditional village of the island is instead Ano Syros, which has buildings of 700 years, on a hill immediately behind and overlooking the natural harbor where Ermopoli was born. The northern part of the island is more mountainous and more barren, the one to the south greener and cultivated.