Ouranoupoli is a village of 825 people in Greece. It is near Mount Athos and is mostly used as a jumping off point for there, or a place for women to stay, since they are not allowed in the monasteries.

Hilandar Monastery

Locality

The Hilandar Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian Orthodox monastery there. It was founded in 1198 by two Serbs from the Grand Principality of Serbia, Stefan Nemanja and his son Saint Sava. Hilandar Monastery is situated 8 km northeast of Thivaḯs.

Zograf Monastery

Locality

Photo: Georgid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in the North Aegean region of Greece. Zograf Monastery is situated 9 km east of Thivaḯs.

Thivaḯs

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Gournoskítai” and “Thivais”
Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

40.29483° or 40° 17′ 41″ north

Longitude

24.05307° or 24° 3′ 11″ east

Elevation

66 metres (217 feet)

Open location code

8GG673V3+W6

GeoNames ID

734068

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In Other Languages

“Thivaḯs” goes by many names.

Greek: “Θηβαΐς”

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