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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kastro Koskina;Castle of Lepides and Theoktisti Monastery.

Kastro Koskina;Castle of Lepides

Castle

Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 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

Photo: Leeturtle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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″ north

Longitude

26.17033° or 26° 10′ 13″ east

Elevation

574 metres (1,883 feet)

IATA airport code

JIK

Open location code

8G98H5XC+J4

GeoNames 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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