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The island is located outside Cape Maria at the southeast end of the Peloponnese Peninsula, administratively under the management of Piraeus State.The Kisila Strait between Kisila Island and Cape Maria is a busy and dangerous sea passage. In history, many ships encountered wind here and collided with Cape Maria.
In December 2020, the Greek cultural heritage organization Europa Nostra announced that the Greek island of Kisilla was symbolically included in the endangered cultural heritage list.
Ionian Islands(Ionian Islands), the most southeast island, faces the southern end of the Peloponnese Peninsula across the sea to the north.In fact, it is the residual vein of Taiyetos Oros stretching into the sea.There are many hills on the island. The highest peak is only 507 meters (1663 feet). Kisila, the capital, is located on the south bank of the island.The island's export is Conch Purple (a purple dye extracted from molluscs).It lacks natural ports and produces only a small amount of wheat, barley, grapes, olives and olive oil.In 2001, there was air transportation from Athens to Kisila Island.
Kisila Island was occupied by Venice for a long time in the Middle Ages, fell into the hands of France in 1797, and then was successively occupied by Russia and Turkey.In 1815, it became part of the United States of Ionia Islands under British protection.In 1864, Kisila became a Greek territory.
It covers an area of 280 square kilometers and has a population of 3354 (2001).
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In December 2020, the Greek cultural heritage organization Europa Nostra announced that the Greek islands of Amorgos, Kimolos, Cikinos, Tinos and Kisila would be symbolically included in the endangered cultural heritage list, in order to avoid the excessive development of wind farms in the above islands, causing damage to the landscape and ecology.[1]
