Vaia
Vaia is a village in Aegina, Piraeus Prefecture, Attica and has about 291 residents. Vaia is situated nearby to the village Mesagros, as well as near the hamlet Kavos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 291 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Vagia”
- Postal code: 18010
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Aphaia.
Temple of Aphaia
Temple
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The Temple of Aphaia is an Ancient Greek temple located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the island of Aegina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesagros and Agia Marina.
Mesagros
Village
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Mesagros is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Vaia.
Agia Marina
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agia Marina is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Vaia.
Palaiochora
Locality
Photo: Pbm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paliachora, also known as Palaia Chora and Palaiochora is an abandoned Medieval settlement on Aegina, one of the islands off the coast of Attica in Greece. Palaiochora is situated 5 km southwest of Vaia.
Vaia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Aegina, Piraeus Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.77049° or 37° 46′ 14″ northLongitude
23.53782° or 23° 32′ 16″ eastPopulation
291Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
8G95QGCQ+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 1854238888OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
252359Wikidata ID
Q21623867
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Vaia” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Afaía”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Αφαία”
- Cebuano: “Vaḯa”
- Greek: “Vagía”
- Greek: “Vaḯa”
- Greek: “Váyia”
- Greek: “Βαγία”
- Greek: “Βάγια”
- Greek: “Βαΐα Αίγινας”
- Greek: “Βαΐα”
- Irish: “Vaia”
- Russian: “Вая”
- Swedish: “Vaḯa”
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Localities in the Area
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