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Katapola

Katapola is a small port village on the island of , the easternmost island of the . It is located at the foot of a hill which was once the site of the ancient town of .
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  • Type: Village with 134 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Katapola (Amorgos)”
  • Postal code: 84008

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minoa and Archeological Collection of Amorgos.

Archaeological site
Photo: Phso2, CC BY 3.0.
was an ancient town on the island of . It was the birthplace of Simonides of Amorgos. The site of is located near modern Katapola, on Moundoulia Hill.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 3 km east of Katapola.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arkesini.

Village
Arcesine or Arkesine was an ancient town on the island of in the eastern . It was one of the three main settlements on the island in antiquity. is situated 7 km southwest of Katapola.

Katapola

Latitude
36.82625° or 36° 49′ 35″ north
Longitude
25.86373° or 25° 51′ 49″ east
Population
134
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR KTP
Open location code
8G87RVG7+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 300280824
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
260688
Wiki­data ID
Q15637202
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Katapola” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Katápola”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتاپولا”
  • Finnish: “Katápola”
  • French: “Katápola”
  • Greek: “Κατάπολα Αμοργού”
  • Greek: “Κατάπολα”
  • Russian: “Катапола”
  • Swedish: “Katápola”
  • Turkish: “Katapola (Amorgos)”

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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 “Katapola”. Photo: Oliwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.