Platani

Platani is a village in , , . Platani is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village on Kos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kermetes”
  • Postal code: 85300

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque and Roman Odeon.

Mosque
The is a on the island of , in the region of . Completed in the 18th century, during the Ottoman era, the mosque serves the Muslim-Turkish community of Kos, as one of the two out of the five Ottoman mosques to be still operational and open for prayers on the island, the other being the .

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kos Asklepieion and Kos.

Locality
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The Temple of Asclepius or Asclepieion of Kos was one of the most famous temples dedicated to Asclepius in the ancient world. The archeologist Rudolf Herzog, grandfather of Werner Herzog, excavated it in 1902, as the latter recounted in conversation with Paul Holdengräber.

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is a popular tourist destination in the islands of the , located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the coast.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 6 km west of Platani.

Platani

Latitude
36.88255° or 36° 52′ 57″ north
Longitude
27.26984° or 27° 16′ 11″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8G89V7M9+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1995108013
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
444283
Wiki­data ID
Q2286140
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Satellite Map

Discover Platani from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Platani” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Platani”
  • French: “Platáni”
  • German: “Platani”
  • Greek: “Platáni”
  • Greek: “Platánion”
  • Greek: “Κερμετές”
  • Greek: “Πλατάνι Κω”
  • Greek: “Πλατάνι”
  • Greek: “Πλατάνιον”
  • Irish: “Platani”
  • Russian: “Платани”
  • Turkish: “Platani (Kos)”

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