Kalymnos
Pothia or Pothaia or Kalymnos Town is the capital of Kalymnos, Greece, and the major settlement of the island. It is located in the south of Kalymnos on the edge of a bay.
- Type: Locality with 12,300 residents
- Description: town in Kalymnos island, Greece
- Also known as: “Kalymnos (town)”, “Pothaea”, “Pothaia”, “Pothia”, “Ποθαία”, and “Χώρα Καλύμνου”
- Postal code: 852 00
Places of Interest
Highlights: Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos and Chrysocheria Castle.
Castle of Chora of Kalymnos
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vathys.
Kalymnos
- Category: city
- Location: Kalymnos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.9503° or 36° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
26.98388° or 26° 59′ 2″ east
Population
12,300
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
UN/LOCODE
GR KMI
Open location code
8G88XX2M+4H
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Kalymnos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوثيا”
- Asturian: “Pothia”
- Cebuano: “Kálymnos”
- Czech: “Pothia”
- Dutch: “Pothia”
- Finnish: “Póthia”
- French: “Póthia”
- Greek: “Kálimnos”
- Greek: “Kálymnos”
- Greek: “Κάλυμνος”
- Greek: “Πόθια Καλύμνου”
- Greek: “Πόθια”
- Italian: “Calino”
- Serbian: “Потија”
- Slovenian: “Pothia”
- Swedish: “Pothia”
- Turkish: “Pothia”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Vothynoi and Vlychadia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kalymnos Ferry Port and Port Kalimno.
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