Kalymnos

Pothia or Pothaia or Kalymnos Town is the capital of and the major settlement of the island. It is located in the south of Kalymnos on the edge of a bay.
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  • Type: Locality with 12,300 residents
  • Description: town in Kalymnos island, Greece
  • Also known as: Kalymnos (town)”, “Pothaea”, “Pothaia”, and “Pothia
  • Postal code: 852 00

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chrysocheria Castle and Castle of Chora of Kalymnos.

Castle

Castle
is situated 3 km northwest of Kalymnos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vathys.

Village
is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Kalymnos.

Kalymnos

Latitude
36.9503° or 36° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
26.98388° or 26° 59′ 2″ east
Population
12,300
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR KMI
Open location code
8G88XX2M+4H
Geo­Names ID
261507
Wiki­data ID
Q2120402
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kalymnos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بوثيا
  • Asturian: Pothia
  • Cebuano: Kálymnos
  • Czech: Kalymnos
  • Czech: Pothia
  • Dutch: Pothia
  • Finnish: Póthia
  • French: Póthia
  • Greek: Kálimnos
  • Greek: Kálymnos
  • Greek: Κάλυμνος
  • Greek: Ποθαία
  • Greek: Πόθια Καλύμνου
  • Greek: Πόθια
  • Greek: Χώρα Καλύμνου
  • Italian: Calino
  • Serbian: Потија
  • Slovenian: Pothia
  • Swedish: Pothia
  • Turkish: Pothia

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Localities in the Area

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