Kefalos

Kefalos is the westernmost town on the island of , 43 km from Kos Town. It is situated on a peninsula, also known as Kefalos, at the south-west side of the island.
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  • Type: Town with 2,160 residents
  • Description: town on the Greek island of Kos
  • Also known as: “Cephalo” and “Képhalo”
  • Postal code: 85301

Places of Interest

Highlights: Castle of Kefalos and Aspri Petra.

Castle
Photo: Redeemer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cave
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave, which is situated 3 km southeast of Kefalos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamari Bay.

Village
is situated at the southwestern end of the Greek island of .

Kefalos

Latitude
36.74502° or 36° 44′ 42″ north
Longitude
26.95952° or 26° 57′ 34″ east
Population
2,160
Elevation
109 metres (358 feet)
UN/LOCODE
GR KEF
Open location code
8G88PXW5+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 91847978
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
260308
Wiki­data ID
Q1890422
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kefalos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيفالوس، دوديكانيسوس”
  • Arabic: “كيفالوس”
  • Armenian: “Կեֆալոս”
  • Bulgarian: “Кефалос”
  • Cebuano: “Kéfalos”
  • Chinese: “凱法洛斯”
  • Czech: “Kefalos”
  • Danish: “Kefalos”
  • Dutch: “Kefalos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كيفالوس”
  • Finnish: “Kefalos”
  • Finnish: “Kéfalos”
  • French: “Kefalos”
  • French: “Kéfalos”
  • German: “Kefalos”
  • Greek: “Κέφαλος Κω”
  • Greek: “Κέφαλος”
  • Irish: “Kefalos”
  • Italian: “Cefalo”
  • Japanese: “ケファロス”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kéfalos”
  • Polish: “Kefalos”
  • Portuguese: “Céfalo”
  • Portuguese: “Kefalos”
  • Russian: “Кефалос”
  • Slovak: “Kefalos”
  • Spanish: “Céfalo”
  • Spanish: “Kéfalos”
  • Swedish: “Kéfalos”
  • Turkish: “Kefalos”
  • Turkish: “Kefaloz”
  • Ukrainian: “Кефалос”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kampos and Onia.

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Highlights: Kefalos and Mylotopi.

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