Araxos

Araxos is a village and community in Larissos municipal unit, within , in northwestern , . It is located about 29 km southwest of .
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  • Type: Village with 218 residents
  • Description: village in Achaea, Western Greece
  • Also known as: “Gerbási”, “Gerbesi”, “Gérbesi”, “Mesa Paralímni”, “Paralimni”, “Paralímni”, “Γκέρμπεσι Αχαΐας”, and “Παραλίμνη Αχαΐας”
  • Postal code: 25200

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dymaean Wall and Patras Araxos Airport.

Castle
Photo: Siga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teichus or Teichos, also known as Teichus/Teichos…

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Araxos Airport is the of , the third-largest city in .

Photo: Enpatrais, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akrotirio Araxou and Lakkopetra.

Village
Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small coastal village of , . is situated 3 km northwest of Araxos.

Village
is a village and a community in the… is situated 4 km east of Araxos.

Village
is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, western , . is situated 4½ km south of Araxos.

Araxos

Latitude
38.16525° or 38° 9′ 55″ north
Longitude
21.40868° or 21° 24′ 31″ east
Population
218
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
IATA airport code
GPA
UN/LOCODE
GR ARX
Open location code
8GC35C85+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1752789327
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
264694
Wiki­data ID
Q3564754
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Araxos” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gjerbësi”
  • Dutch: “Araxos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اراكسوس”
  • Finnish: “Áraxos”
  • French: “Áraxos”
  • Greek: “Άραξος Αχαΐας”
  • Greek: “Άραξος”
  • Hungarian: “Araxos”
  • Latin: “Araxus”
  • Romanian: “Araxos”
  • Russian: “Араксос”
  • Urdu: “اراکسوس”
  • “Araxos”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Taxiarches and Kalogria.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Archaeological site of Dymaean Wall and Dymaean Wall.

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