Kouvára

Kouvára is a mountain in Andros, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands and has an elevation of 919 metres. Kouvára is situated nearby to the locality Ano Aprovatou, Andros, as well as near the hamlet Agia Eleousa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Andros and Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis.

Andros

Photo: Freya, Public domain.

Andros is a large, mountainous island in the Cyclades, with beautiful beaches, monasteries and abundant water sources. It has active farming communities and villages, and three main towns/resorts: Gavrio, Chora Andros, and Batsi.

Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis

Museum

Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Palaiopolis

Archaeological site

Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palaiopolis is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaiopoli and Batsi.

Palaiopoli

Village

Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palaiopoli is an ancient city on the west coast of Andros in the Cyclades Islands, Greece, and was the capital of Andros, during the Classical period. From the archaic to the first Byzantine period, the center of the island's activities is traced to the area of Paleopolis, which is found on the west side of the island, at a distance of 5 kilometers from Ipsili and 10 kilometers from Zagora.

Batsi

Village

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Batsi is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Kouvára.

Menites

Village

Photo: Ioannis Fakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Menites is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Kouvára.

Kouvára

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 919 metres
Also known as: “Kouvara”, “Kuvara”, “Óros Kouvára”, and “Óros Kouvárion”
Category: landform
Location: Andros, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.83713° or 37° 50′ 14″ north

Longitude

24.83111° or 24° 49′ 52″ east

Elevation

919 metres (3,015 feet)

Open location code

8G96RRPJ+VC

GeoNames ID

258913

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In Other Languages

“Kouvára” goes by many names.

Greek: “Kouvára”
Greek: “Κουβάρα”

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Localities in the Area

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