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Patmos

Patmos

Patmos is a village in , , and has about 541 residents. Patmos is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Village with 541 residents
  • Description: village and capital of Patmos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Chora”, “Chora of Patmos”, “Chora, Patmos”, “Khóra”, “Patmo”, and “Pátmos”
  • Postal code: 85500

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and Cave of the Apocalypse.

Monastery
Photo: Dulcamaraviola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of . It is named after St John of Patmos, the author of the Christian Book of Revelation who, according to the text, lived on the island when visions of the apocalypse came to him.

Photo: Vladimir Boskovic, Public domain.
The is located approximately halfway up the mountain on the of , along the road between the villages of Chóra and .

Monastery
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skala and Grigos.

Town
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town.

Village
Photo: Raki Man, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Patmos

Latitude
37.30977° or 37° 18′ 35″ north
Longitude
26.54587° or 26° 32′ 45″ east
Population
541
Elevation
224 metres (735 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR PMS
Open location code
8G988G5W+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1842659765
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
255688
Wiki­data ID
Q12882473
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Patmos” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Патмос”
  • Cebuano: “Pátmos”
  • Czech: “Patmos”
  • Dutch: “Chora”
  • Dutch: “Chorá”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تشورا”
  • Finnish: “Chóra”
  • French: “Chóra”
  • French: “Patmos”
  • French: “Pátmos”
  • German: “Chora”
  • German: “Patmos”
  • Greek: “Πάτμος”
  • Greek: “Χώρα Πάτμου”
  • Greek: “Χώρα”
  • Russian: “Патмос”
  • Russian: “Хора”
  • Serbian: “Патмос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Patmos (grad)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Patmos”
  • Turkish: “Hora (Patmos)”
  • Turkish: “Patmos (köy)”

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