Vomvokou
Vomvokou is a village in Nafpaktia, West Central Greece, West Greece and has about 90 residents. Vomvokou is situated nearby to the hamlet Agios Vasileios, as well as near Άνω Αφροξυλιά.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 90 residents
- Description: human settlement in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
- Also known as: “Vamvakou” and “Vomvokoí”
- Postal code: 30300
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
Town
Photo: Dimkoa, Public domain.
Nafpaktos or Naupactus, is a town and a former municipality in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, 3 km west of the mouth of the river Mornos. Nafpaktos is situated 3½ km south of Vomvokou.
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
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nafpaktia, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.42281° or 38° 25′ 22″ northLongitude
21.81569° or 21° 48′ 57″ eastPopulation
90Elevation
583 metres (1,913 feet)Open location code
8GC3CRF8+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 1531497267OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
251827Wikidata ID
Q21571387
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Satellite Map
Discover Vomvokou from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 Lefka Vomvokous and Agios Vasileios.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιος Αθανάσιος and Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos Vomvokou.
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