Embonas
Embonas, sometimes transliterated Emponas, is a Greek mountain village, seat of the municipal unit of Attavyros, on the island of Rhodes, South Aegean region. In 2021 its population was 1,167; this includes the locality of Mandriko.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 1,060 residents
- Description: place in Greece
- Also known as: “Ambonus” and “Émbona”
- Postal code: 85108
Places of Interest
Highlights include Attavyros and Temple of Zeus.
Attavyros
Peak
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Attavyros or Atavyros or Atabyron is the highest mountain on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese in Greece. It rises to a height of 1,215 m. It lies to the south of the village of Embonas.
Temple of Zeus
Archaeological site
Photo: Trendy64, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple of Zeus is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kritinia and Agios Isidoros.
Kritinia
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kritinia is a Greek village and community in the municipal unit of Attavyros, on the island of Rhodes, South Aegean region. In 2021 the population was 388 for the community, which includes the locality of Kameiros Skala. Kritinia is situated 3½ km northwest of Embonas.
Agios Isidoros
Village
Agios Isidoros is a small town, locally referred to as "the Village" on the island of Rhodes. It is known for wine production. Agios Isidoros is situated 7 km south of Embonas.
Embonas
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.22685° or 36° 13′ 37″ northLongitude
27.85619° or 27° 51′ 22″ eastPopulation
1,060Elevation
432 metres (1,417 feet)Open location code
8G896VG4+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 262299701OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
262698Wikidata ID
Q4115963
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Embonas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Embonas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إمبوناس، دوديكانيسوس”
- Arabic: “إمبوناس”
- Cebuano: “Émponas”
- Dutch: “Embonas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “امبوناس”
- Finnish: “Émponas”
- French: “Émbonas”
- French: “Emponas”
- German: “Embona”
- German: “Embonas”
- Greek: “Έμπωνας Ρόδου”
- Greek: “Έμπωνας”
- Irish: “Embonas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Émbonas”
- Polish: “Embonas”
- Russian: “Эмбонас”
- Swedish: “Émponas”
- Turkish: “Empona”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kamiros Skala and Mandriko.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embonas Wine Cellar and Kounaki Wines.
Rhodes: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Rhodes, Lindos, Ialysos, and Faliraki.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Embonas”. Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.