Vomvokou
Vomvokou is a locality in Nafpaktia, West Central Greece, West Greece and has about 90 residents. Vomvokou is situated nearby to the locality Marmara, as well as near the abandoned locality Vasilaíika.- Type: Locality with 90 residents
- Description: human settlement in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
- Also known as: “Vamvakou” and “Vomvokoí”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fethiye Mosque and Castle of Nafpaktos.
Fethiye Mosque
Museum
Photo: Protnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fethiye Mosque is a former mosque in Nafpaktos, Greece. Completed in 1499 during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned during the 1820s; and was repurposed for cultural use. Fethiye Mosque is situated 3½ km south of Vomvokou.
Castle of Nafpaktos
Castle
Photo: ChrLoukop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Nafpaktos is situated 3 km south of Vomvokou.
Papacharalambeio National Stadium
Stadium
Nafpaktiakos Asteras is a Greek football club based in the town of Nafpaktos, Greece. Papacharalambeio National Stadium is situated 3½ km south of Vomvokou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nafpaktos and Orini Nafpaktia.
Nafpaktos
Photo: Dimkoa, Public domain.
Nafpaktos is a picturesque coastal town in West Central Greece, in the region of Aetolia-Acarnania, overlooking the northern shore of the Gulf of Corinth.
Orini Nafpaktia
Orini Nafpaktia is a mountain region in the Aetolia-Acarnania region of West Central Greece.Velvina
Hamlet
Velvina is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Nafpaktos in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. According to the 2021 census, it had 43 inhabitants. Velvina is situated 5 km southwest of Vomvokou.
Vomvokou
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Nafpaktia, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Vomvokou” goes by many names.
- French: “Vomvokoú”
- Greek: “Βαμβακού”
- Greek: “Βομβοκού Αιτωλοακαρνανίας”
- Greek: “Βομβοκού”
- Irish: “Vomvokou”
- Russian: “Вомвоку”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marmara and Lefka Vomvokous.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos Vomvokou and Óri Nafpaktías.
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