Corfu (disambiguation)

Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα, Kerkyra) is a major island in Greece.

Corfu, Kerkyra, Korkyra or Corcyra may also refer to:

Places

Corfu, a major island in Greece
- Corfu (city), the capital city of the island
- Corfu (regional unit), an administrative unit created in 2011
- Corfu Prefecture, a former administrative unit (1864–2010)
- Corfu Province, a former administrative unit (1864–2006)
- Corcyre, a former French department (1797–1799)
- Korkyra (polis), the ancient city which preceded Corfu
Corfu, New York, a village in the United States
Corfu, Washington, an unincorporated community
Corfu Slide, a geological formation in the United States
Corcyra Nigra or Korkyra Melaina, ancient name of Korčula island, in Croatia
- Korčula (town), on the island

Ecclesiastical sees

Metropolis of Corfu, Paxoi and the Diapontian Islands, an Eastern Orthodox see, part of the Church of Greece
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia

People

Korkyra (mythology), nymph associated with the island
Saint Kerkyra, Christian martyr of the 1st century, daughter of the Roman governor of Corfu
Haim Corfu (1921–2015), Israeli politician
Robert Corfou (born 1942), French football manager

Ships

Three warships of the Hellenic Navy have worn this name:
- Greek steamboat Kerkyra, customs steamboat (1885–1897)
- Greek minesweeper Kerkyra (M-208) (1943–1973), former BYMS-2172 minesweeper of the Royal Navy, sold to the Hellenic Navy in 1946
- Greek hovercraft Kerkyra (L-182) (built 2004), Zubr-class LCAC
RMS Corfu (1931–1961), British ocean liner
Corfu Diamond, ferry, name of MV Avrasya (1953–1997) during part of her life
Russian destroyer Corfu (1915–1956), Russian, Soviet & Bulgarian Fidonisy-class destroyer

Other

Corcyra (moth), a genus of snout moth

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