Kehries
Kechries is a village in the municipality of Corinth in Corinthia in Greece, part of the community of Xylokeriza. Population 319. It takes its name from the ancient port town Kenchreai or Cenchreae, which was situated at the same location.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 238 residents
- Description: modern settlement in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Kechries”, “Kehria”, “Kekhreaí”, “Kekhriaí”, “Kekhriais”, “Kekhries”, “Kenchrea”, and “Kenkhreai”
- Postal code: 20100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Istmia and Temple of Poseidon.
Istmia
Archaeological site
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Isthmia is an ancient sanctuary of Poseidon and important archaeological site and museum located on the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece. Situated on the territory of the ancient city-state of Corinth, it was famous in antiquity for the Isthmian Games and its Temple of Poseidon. Istmia is situated 3½ km north of Kehries.
Temple of Poseidon
Archaeological site
Photo: Kenny Arne Lang Antonsen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of Isthmia is an ancient Greek temple on the Isthmus of Corinth dedicated to the god Poseidon and built in the Archaic Period. It is about 16 kilometers east of ancient Corinth, at the site of ancient Isthmia. Temple of Poseidon is situated 3½ km north of Kehries.
Archaeological Museum of Isthmia
Museum
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archaeological Museum of Isthmia is situated 3½ km north of Kehries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loutra Oraias Elenis and Isthmia.
Loutra Oraias Elenis
Village
Loutra Elenis is a village in Corinthia, Greece. It is situated on the coast of the Saronic Gulf, about 10 km southeast of Corinth. It is part of the community of Galataki within the municipal unit of Saronikos.
Isthmia
Village
Photo: FocalPoint, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Isthmia is a Greek village and community 7.5 km southeast of Corinth. It is located in the south entry of Corinth Canal. The community spreads in the place where the Isthmian Games were held in antiquity. Isthmia is situated 4 km northeast of Kehries.
Gefyra Isthmou
Hamlet
Photo: Vancouverquadra, Public domain.
Gefyra Isthmou is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Kehries.
Kehries
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Corinth, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.88418° or 37° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
22.98568° or 22° 59′ 8″ eastPopulation
238Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8G94VXMP+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1767693503OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
260288Wikidata ID
Q1738703
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Kehries” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cèncrees”
- Catalan: “Kekhries”
- Cebuano: “Kekhriés”
- Chinese: “凯奇里斯”
- Chinese: “堅革哩”
- Chinese: “肯克瑞亚”
- Dutch: “Kechries”
- Finnish: “Kechriés”
- French: “Cenchrées”
- German: “Kenchreä”
- German: “Kenchries”
- Greek: “Κεγχρεαί”
- Greek: “Κεχρεές”
- Greek: “Κεχριαί Κορινθίας”
- Greek: “Κεχριαί”
- Greek: “Κεχριαίς” (historical)
- Greek: “Κεχριές Κορινθίας”
- Greek: “Κεχριές”
- Indonesian: “Kengkrea”
- Irish: “Kenchries”
- Italian: “Cenchreae”
- Italian: “Cencre”
- Italian: “Cencrea”
- Italian: “Cencree”
- Italian: “Kechries”
- Latvian: “Kenhreja”
- Portuguese: “Cencreia”
- Romanian: “Kechries”
- Russian: “Кенхреи”
- Russian: “Кехрие”
- Russian: “Кехриес”
- Russian: “Кехриэс”
- Spanish: “Cencreas”
- Spanish: “Céncreas”
- Swahili: “Kenkre”
- Swedish: “Kekhriés”
- Swedish: “Kenchreai”
- Urdu: “کنخرییہ”
- “Kechrees”
- “Kechriai”
- “Kechries”
- “Kenchreai”
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