Kalamos
Kalamos is a town and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,820 residents
- Description: town in Attica, Greece
- Also known as: “Kalamos, Attica”
- Postal code: 19017
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amphiareion of Oropos.
Amphiareion of Oropos
Archaeological site
Photo: Nefasdicere, CC BY 2.5.
The Amphiareion of Oropos, situated in the hills 6 km southeast of the fortified port of Oropos, was a sanctuary dedicated in the late 5th century BCE to the hero Amphiaraos, where pilgrims went to seek oracular responses and healing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agioi Apostoloi and Markopoulo Oropou.
Agioi Apostoloi
Village
Photo: O.Mustafin, CC0.
Agioi Apostoloi is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Kalamos.
Markopoulo Oropou
Village
Markopoulo Oropou is a town and a former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. Markopoulo Oropou is situated 3½ km west of Kalamos.
Milesi
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milesi is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Kalamos.
Kalamos
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Oropos, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.28469° or 38° 17′ 5″ northLongitude
23.86316° or 23° 51′ 47″ eastPopulation
1,820Elevation
322 metres (1,056 feet)Open location code
8GC57VM7+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1355455587OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
261571Wikidata ID
Q1001880
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Kalamos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كالاموس”
- Asturian: “Kalamos”
- Cebuano: “Kálamos”
- Dutch: “Kalamos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كالاموس”
- Finnish: “Kálamos”
- French: “Kálamos”
- German: “Kalamos”
- Greek: “Κάλαμος Αττικής”
- Greek: “Κάλαμος”
- Greek: “Περαία” (historical)
- Italian: “Kalamos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kálamos i Attikí”
- Russian: “Каламос”
- Swedish: “Kálamos”
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