Kalavarda
Kalavarda is a small town in the island of Rhodes, Greece with a population of 514. It is about 28 kilometers from the island's capital, Rhodes, and about 52 kilometers from the city Lindos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Calavarda” and “Kalavárdha”
- Postal code: 85106
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stoa and Ancient Kamiros.
Stoa
Ruins
A stoa, in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use. Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric order, lining the side of a building; they created a safe, enveloping, protective atmosphere. Stoa is situated 2½ km west of Kalavarda.
Ancient Kamiros
Photo: Thanasis Christodoulou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camirus or Kamiros or Cameirus or Kameiros was a city of ancient Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Its site is on the northwest coast of the island, 3 kilometres west of the modern village of Kalavarda. Ancient Kamiros is situated 2½ km west of Kalavarda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fanes and Soroni.
Fanes
West along the coast road of Rhodes is the village of Fanes, just west of Soroni, with a picturesque harbour and a flat isolated beach with tamarisk trees for some natural shade.Soroni
Village
Soroni is a small village on the island of Rhodes, Greece, on the northwest coast of the island. It was the seat of the former municipality of Kameiros. Soroni is situated 5 km northeast of Kalavarda.
Salakos
Village
Salakos is a village of 500 people on the west side of Rhodes Island. It is 40 km from the capital Rhodes town and 7 km from the North West coast. The village is located on the hills of Mount Prophitis Ilias. Salakos is situated 6 km south of Kalavarda.
Kalavarda
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.34338° or 36° 20′ 36″ northLongitude
27.94897° or 27° 56′ 56″ eastPopulation
1,000Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8G898WVX+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 247748114OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
261538Wikidata ID
Q55830246
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In Other Languages
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