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Chios

Kalimasia

Kallimasia is a town of , built 13 kilometers south of the capital of the island. It was one of the most important towns of the island during the Middle Ages, it was destroyed, though, almost completely from an earthquake in 1881.
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  • Type: Village with 958 residents
  • Description: village in Chios, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kalamasia” and “Kallimasia”
  • Postal code: 82100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aghios Minas.

Church
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neochori and Thymiana.

Village
is a village on the island of , . It is part of the municipality Agios Minas, and located approximately 9 kilometers from the capital of the island, , also known locally as Chora.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Kalimasia.

Village
Photo: CostasTheGreek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the island of Chios, Greece. Located 7 kilometers south of , is among the most popular destinations on the Island, attracting high amounts of tourism due to its cosmopolitan beaches, studios, residences, clubs, restaurants, and general nightlife. is situated 5 km northeast of Kalimasia.

Kalimasia

Latitude
38.29284° or 38° 17′ 34″ north
Longitude
26.10084° or 26° 6′ 3″ east
Population
958
Elevation
147 metres (482 feet)
Open location code
8GC874V2+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1338824577
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
261427
Wiki­data ID
Q12082650
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Satellite Map

Discover Kalimasia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kalimasia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاليماسيا، هيوس”
  • Arabic: “كاليماسيا”
  • Bulgarian: “Калимасия”
  • Catalan: “Kal·limassià”
  • Cebuano: “Kallimasiá”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاليماسيا”
  • German: “Kallimasia”
  • Greek: “Καλλιμασιά Χίου”
  • Greek: “Καλλιμασιά”
  • Irish: “Kallimasia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kallimasiá”
  • Polish: “Kalimasia Chiu”
  • Portuguese: “Kallimasia”
  • Russian: “Калимасья”
  • Russian: “Каллимасия”
  • Swedish: “Kallimasiá”
  • Turkish: “Kallimasiá”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Monolia and Aghios Emilianos.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Folklore Museum of Kallimasia and ΚΕΠ ΙΩΝΙΑΣ.

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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 “Kalimasia”. Photo: Cllueca, CC BY-SA 3.0.