Icaria
Ikaria is an island in the North Aegean Sea and one of the East Aegean Islands. Ikaria is west of Samos and south of Chios. Its capital is the town of Agios Kirikos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kastro Koskina;Castle of Lepides and Theoktisti Monastery.
Theoktisti Monastery
Monastery
Photo: PanosMtln, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Theoktisti Monastery is situated 3½ km northwest of Icaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evdilos and Karavostamo.
Evdilos
Town
Photo: Leeturtle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Evdilos is a village and a former municipality in the central part of the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. Evdilos is situated 3½ km north of Icaria.
Karavostamo
Village
Photo: Tburk98, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karavostamo is a seaside village on the island of Ikaria, Greece. It is composed of an upper and lower village and is situated in the northern part of the island east of the municipal unit of Evdilos. Karavostamo is situated 6 km northeast of Icaria.
Nas
Village
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Nas is a small village on the Greek island of Icaria. It is famous for the beach which is located near the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Nas is situated 10 km west of Icaria.
Icaria
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “İkarya Adası”, “Kariot”, “Makris”, “Nicaria”, “Nikaría”, “Nikarya Adası”, “Nisi Ikaria”, “Nísos Ikaría”, and “Nisos İkarya”
- Category: landform
- Location: Ikaria, Samos Prefecture, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.59904° or 37° 35′ 57″ northLongitude
26.17033° or 26° 10′ 13″ eastElevation
574 metres (1,883 feet)IATA airport code
JIKOpen location code
8G98H5XC+J4GeoNames ID
261804
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Icaria” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Icària”
- Croatian: “Ikarija”
- Dutch: “Ikaria”
- Estonian: “Ikaría”
- French: “Ikaria”
- German: “Ikaria”
- Greek: “Nisí Ikaría”
- Greek: “Ικαρία”
- Greek: “Νησί Ικαρία”
- Greek: “Νήσος Ικαρία”
- Italian: “Icaria”
- Latin: “Icaria”
- Portuguese: “Icaria”
- Serbian: “Икарија”
- Spanish: “Icaria”
- Turkish: “Ahikerya Ada”
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