Kourna Monastery
Kourna Monastery is a monastery in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands. Kourna Monastery is situated nearby to the village Dafnonas, as well as near Avghonima.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nea Moni of Chios.
Nea Moni of Chios
Monastery
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Nea Moni is an 11th-century Greek Orthodox former monastery complex, now convent and history museum, located on the island of Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Nea Moni of Chios is situated 2 km southwest of Kourna Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dafnonas and Avghonima.
Dafnonas
Village
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Dafnonas is a village on the center of the island of Chios, located in the North Aegean islands region of Greece. Its population was 366 as of the 2021 census. Dafnonas is situated 4 km south of Kourna Monastery.
Avghonima
Village
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Avghonima is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Kourna Monastery.
Anavatos
Hamlet
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Anavatos is a medieval, now abandoned, village on the Greek island of Chios, 16 km from Chios. Created in the Byzantine era, probably by workers of the Nea Moni of Chios, the village was abandoned after the Massacre of Chios in 1822 and the earthquake of 1881. Anavatos is situated 5 km northwest of Kourna Monastery.
Kourna Monastery
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Moni Kourna” and “Moní Kourná”
- Category: religion
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.38168° or 38° 22′ 54″ northLongitude
26.07685° or 26° 4′ 37″ eastElevation
354 metres (1,161 feet)Open location code
8GC893JG+MPGeoNames ID
444787
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