Pirama
Pirama is a village on the island of Chios, Greece. It is the only settlement of the eponymous community, part of the municipal unit Amani. Pirama is 4 kilometers from the village Volissos and 44 from Chios Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 40 residents
- Description: village in Greece
- Also known as: “Piramá” and “Pirama, Chios”
- Postal code: 82103
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Volissos and Aghia Markela Monastery.
Aghia Markela Monastery
Church
The Monastery of Saint Markella is a Greek Orthodox female monastery on the island of Chios, near the village of Volissos, birthplace of the saint. Aghia Markela Monastery is situated 4 km southwest of Pirama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volissos and Limia.
Volissos
Village
Photo: Pitropakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volissos is the largest village in the northwest part of Chios, Aegean Islands, Greece. The village is situated 40 km away from the main town of Chios. Volissos is situated 2½ km south of Pirama.
Limia
Hamlet
Photo: Pitropakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limia is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Pirama.
Kourounia
Village
Photo: Leo.nisk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kourounia is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Pirama.
Pirama
- Category: locality
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.50527° or 38° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
25.91587° or 25° 54′ 57″ eastPopulation
40Elevation
267 metres (876 feet)Open location code
8GC7GW48+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 1833294975OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255273Wikidata ID
Q12883489
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Pirama” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pirama”
- Egyptian Arabic: “پيراما”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قريه پيراما”
- German: “Pirama”
- Greek: “Πιραμά Χίου”
- Greek: “Πιραμά”
- Persian: “پیراما”
- Russian: “Парама”
- Russian: “Пирама”
- Turkish: “Pirama”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pirama”. Photo: Cllueca, CC BY-SA 3.0.