Karya
Karya is a village in Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece and has about 310 residents. Karya is situated nearby to the village Agios Dimitrios, as well as near the neighborhood Petromagoula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 310 residents
- Description: village in Boeotia, Greece
- Postal code: 32300
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus and Treasury of Minyas.
Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus
Archaeological site
Photo: Rjdeadly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northwest of Karya.
Treasury of Minyas
Archaeological site
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Treasury of Minyas is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northwest of Karya.
Panagia Skripou Monastery
Church
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Panagia Skripou Monastery is located in Orchomenus, Boeotia, Greece. From the monastery today, only its katholikon functions, which is the most important monument from the series of temples of the "transitional cruciform" type, in the Greek area. Panagia Skripou Monastery is situated 3 km northwest of Karya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orchomenos and Agios Andreas.
Orchomenos
Town
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchomenos is a town, which is situated 3 km northwest of Karya.
Agios Andreas
Hamlet
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agios Andreas is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Karya.
Pyrgos
Hamlet
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyrgos is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa. It is named after a ruined medieval tower, with a notable Mycenaean element, that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. Pyrgos is situated 6 km northeast of Karya.
Karya
- Category: locality
- Location: Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.47037° or 38° 28′ 13″ northLongitude
22.99758° or 22° 59′ 51″ eastPopulation
310Elevation
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
8GC4FXCX+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 283668089OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
260964Wikidata ID
Q16322767
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