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.
  • Greek Orthodox monastery
  • …has 50 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (560 feet)
  • Description: Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
  • Address: Άγιο Όρος
  • Also known as
    “Karakalou monastery”
    “Karyaes”
    “Moní Karakála”
    “Moní Karakállou”
    “Moní Karakálou”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iviron monastery and Tower of Morfonou.
The Monastery of Iviron is an Eastern Orthodox… is situated 3 km northwest of Karakallou Monastery.
is situated 3 km southeast of Karakallou Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Provata and Philotheou monastery.
is an area of that belongs to the Monastery of .
Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery is an Eastern…
Lakkoskiti is the short name of a small monastic… is situated 3½ km south of Karakallou Monastery.
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Latitude
40.2238° or 40° 13′ 26″ north
Longitude
24.30947° or 24° 18′ 34″ east
Open location code
8GG668F5+GQ
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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”
  • Georgian: “კარაკალას მონასტერი”
  • German: “Karakalou”
  • German: “Kloster Karakallou”
  • 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”
  • Turkish: “Karakalou Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Каракал”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện Karakallou”
  • Western Frisian: “Karakallou-kleaster”

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