Karakallou Monastery

The Karakallou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of in . It stands on the south-eastern side of the peninsula and ranks eleventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: Karakalou Monastery”, “Karyaes”, “Moní Karakála”, “Moni Karakallou”, “Moní Karakállou”, and “Moní Karakálou

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Provata and Philotheou monastery.

Locality
is an area of that belongs to the Monastery of . It is close to the Monastery of Karakallou. This is where many people place the Skete of Glossia, which flourished in the 14th century.

Locality
Photo: Georgios86, CC0.
Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of in . It stands on the north-eastern side of the peninsula.

Karakallou Monastery

Latitude
40.22371° or 40° 13′ 25″ north
Longitude
24.30869° or 24° 18′ 31″ east
Population
50
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
8GG668F5+FF
Geo­Names ID
735993
Wiki­data ID
Q967055
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Karakallou Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Karakallou-klooster
  • Bulgarian: Каракал
  • Chinese: 卡拉卡拉修道院
  • Dutch: Karakalou monastery
  • Finnish: Karákalloksen luostari
  • French: monastère de Karakallou
  • French: Monastère de Karakallou
  • Georgian: კარაკალას მონასტერი
  • German: Karakalou
  • Greek: Ιερά Μονή Καρακάλλου
  • Greek: Μονή Καρακάλλου
  • Italian: Monastero di Karakalou
  • Korean: 카라칼루 수도원
  • Latin: Monasterium Caracalli
  • Polish: Klasztor Karakalu
  • Romanian: Mănăstirea Caracalu
  • Russian: Каракал
  • Serbian: Манастир Каракал
  • Serbo-Croatian: Manastir Karakal
  • Slovenian: Samostan Karakal
  • Spanish: Monasterio de Karakallou
  • Spanish: Monasterio de Karakalos
  • Ukrainian: Монастир Каракал
  • Vietnamese: Tu viện Karakallou
  • Western Frisian: Karakallou-kleaster

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