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Naxos

Naxos, commonly referred to as Chora, is a city and a former municipality on the island of , in the , Greece. The community has 8,897 inhabitants.
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  • Type: Town with 7,070 residents
  • Description: chief town of Naxos island, Cyclades, Greece
  • Also known as: “Chora Naxou”, “Náxia”, and “Naxos City”
  • Postal code: 84300

Places of Interest

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Naxos and Metropolitan Catholic Church Presentation of Christ.

Museum
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is a in Naxos, Greece. This newly declared historical monument is located in a Venetian building, built some time between 1600 and 1800 for the Jesuit school established in 1700, later becoming the Archaeological Museum in 1972.

Cathedral
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is a cathedral.

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The , or Portara, was an ancient Greek temple in Naxos, dedicated to the god Apollo. The temple was constructed in the 6th century BC by the tyrant Lygdamis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Prokopios and Glinado.

Village
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is a seaside village on the island of Naxos, . It is known for its beaches on the and is a favorite tourist attraction. At the 2021 census it numbered 182 residents. is situated 3½ km southwest of Naxos.

Village
Glynado is a community on the island of , in the , . Its population is 743 but increases in the summer months. Glynado's inhabitants mainly subside of farming in the fertile plain below the village, known as Leivadia, but have also ventured into hospitality services given its picturesque location sprawled out on a hilltop 8 kilometres from the Island's capital Chora. is situated 4 km southeast of Naxos.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Naxos.

Naxos

Latitude
37.10207° or 37° 6′ 8″ north
Longitude
25.37625° or 25° 22′ 35″ east
Population
7,070
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
IATA airport code
JNX
United Nations Location Code
GR JNX
Open location code
8G97492G+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1842979116
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
256632
Wiki­data ID
Q530644
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Naxos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ناكسوس (مدينة)”
  • Arabic: “ناكسوس”
  • Armenian: “Նաքսոս”
  • Asturian: “Naxos (city)”
  • Catalan: “Naxos”
  • Cebuano: “Naxos”
  • Chinese: “纳克索斯”
  • Croatian: “Naksos”
  • Czech: “Naxos”
  • Dutch: “Naxos”
  • Estonian: “Náxos”
  • Finnish: “Náxos (kaupunki)”
  • Finnish: “Naxos”
  • French: “Naxos”
  • French: “Náxos”
  • German: “Chora Naxou”
  • German: “Chora”
  • German: “Naxos”
  • Greek: “Νάξος”
  • Greek: “Χώρα Νάξου”
  • Greek: “Χώρα”
  • Hebrew: “נקסוס”
  • Italian: “Nasso”
  • Japanese: “ナクソス”
  • Korean: “낙소스”
  • Latin: “Naxos”
  • Lithuanian: “Naksas”
  • Persian: “ناکسوس (شهر)”
  • Persian: “ناکسوس”
  • Polish: “Naksos (miasto)”
  • Polish: “Naksos”
  • Portuguese: “Naxos”
  • Romanian: “Naxos”
  • Russian: “Наксос”
  • Serbian: “Наксос”
  • Slovenian: “Chora Naxou”
  • Slovenian: “Naxos”
  • Spanish: “Naxos”
  • Swedish: “Naxos”
  • Turkish: “Nakşa (şehir)”
  • Turkish: “Nakşa”
  • Ukrainian: “Наксос”
  • “Νάξος”

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