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 include Castle of Kefalos and Aspri Petra.

Castle

Cave
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 . It is a popular tourist destination. The bay is overlooked by the ancient cliff-top village of Kefalos and is often referred to as Kefalos Bay or Kefalos Beach.

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)
United Nations Location Code
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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kefalos”. Photo: Nigelpm, Public domain.