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Karkinagri Καρκινάγρι
Community
Karkinagri
Coordinates: 37°31′08″N 26°01′12″E / 37.519°N 26.020°E / 37.519; 26.020
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Regional unit	Ikaria
Municipality	Ikaria
Municipal unit	Raches
Population
• Community	284
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Karkinagri (Καρκινάγρι) is a village and a community near the southwestern tip of the Aegean island of Ikaria, Greece. It has about 300 permanent residents. Primarily a fishing village, it is surrounded by rocks and by the Atheras mountain range. It is located near Kavo Pappas.

History

Karkinagri is one of the more recently developed villages on the island. Although tourism has developed on the island, the area was formerly unsafe during times of war. In the past Ikarians built their houses out of rocks to disguise themselves from pirates. Karkinagri was too close to the shore to even be considered a possibility for inhabitance, as any sign of a fire would immediately attract the unwanted attention of pirates.

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "Karkinagri History".

• Populated places in Ikaria (regional unit)