Aegean (disambiguation)

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Aegean stands for:

  • Aegean (Byzantine theme) , the theme of the Aegean (Greek θέμα τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους, thema tou Aigaiou Pelagous) was a Byzantine province in the northern Aegean Sea that was established in the middle of the ninth century
  • Aegean Sea or the Aegean Sea (ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος aigaion pelagos, today modern Greek Αιγαίο Πέλαγος (n. Sg.) Egeo pelagos), a tributary of the Mediterranean
  • Aegean region (Turkey) , the Turkish Aegean region (named after the Aegean Sea) is the fifth largest of the seven geographic areas of Turkey, the official name is "Ege region" (tr. Ege Bölgesi)