Naxos is the largest of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. The island is famous
as a source of emery, a rock rich
in corundum, which until modern
time was one of the best abrasives available. The largest town and
capital of the island is Chora or Naxos
City, with 6,533 inhabitants. Source
