Araxos
Araxos is a village and community in Larissos municipal unit, within West Achaea, in northwestern Achaea, Greece. It is located about 29 km southwest of Patras.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 218 residents
- Description: village in Achaea, Western Greece
- Also known as: “Gerbási”, “Gerbesi”, “Gérbesi”, “Mesa Paralímni”, “Paralimni”, and “Paralímni”
- Postal code: 25200
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dymaean Wall and Patras Araxos Airport.
Dymaean Wall
Castle
Photo: Siga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teichus or Teichos, also known as Teichus/Teichos of the Dymaeans or Kalogria Castle, was a prehistoric acropolis in the territory of Dyme, in ancient Achaea, Greece, near the promontory Araxus, which was said to have been built by Heracles, when he made war upon the Eleans.
Patras Araxos Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Araxos Airport is the airport of Patras, the third-largest city in Greece. It serves as a combined civilian and military airport and is located near its namesake, the village of Araxos, Achaea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akrotirio Araxou and Lakkopetra.
Akrotirio Araxou
Village
Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akrotirio Araxou is a small coastal village of Achaea, Greece. The village lies at the northwestern part of Peloponnese near Cape Araxos. The village of Araxos and the namesake military airport are few kilometers away. Akrotirio Araxou is situated 3 km northwest of Araxos.
Lakkopetra
Village
Lakkopetra is a village and a community in the northeastern part of the municipal unit of Larissos, northwestern Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Lakkopetra, Ioniki Akti, Karnari and Limanaki. Lakkopetra is situated 4 km east of Araxos.
Metochi
Village
Metochi is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, western Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Metochi, Vouprasio, Neo Vouprasio and Lappas. Metochi is situated 4½ km south of Araxos.
Araxos
- Category: locality
- Location: West Achaea, Achaea, West Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.16525° or 38° 9′ 55″ northLongitude
21.40868° or 21° 24′ 31″ eastPopulation
218Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)IATA airport code
GPAUnited Nations Location Code
GR ARXOpen location code
8GC35C85+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1752789327OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
264694Wikidata ID
Q3564754
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Russian—“Araxos” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Gjerbësi”
- Dutch: “Araxos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اراكسوس”
- Finnish: “Áraxos”
- French: “Áraxos”
- Greek: “Άραξος Αχαΐας”
- Greek: “Άραξος”
- Greek: “Γκέρμπεσι Αχαΐας”
- Greek: “Παραλίμνη Αχαΐας”
- Hungarian: “Araxos”
- Latin: “Araxus”
- Romanian: “Araxos”
- Russian: “Араксос”
- “Araxos”
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Highlights include Archaeological site of Dymaean Wall and Dymaean Wall.
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