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Absyrtides

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Absyrtides, also called Apsyrtides or Apsirtides, was a collective name for two islands off the coast of Illyricum, corresponding to today's Cres and Losinj, which were once almost joined. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Absyrtides or Apsyrtides or Apsirtides (Ancient Greek: Ἀψυρτίδες; Italian: Arcipelago delle Absirtidi) was a collective name of two islands off the coast of Illyricum - Cres (Cherso in Italian) and Lošinj (Lussino in Italian), which were almost attached.
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