Askos
Askos is a small mountain village in northern Greece, part of the municipality Lagkadas. It is located approximately 60 kilometers from Thessaloniki. The village is also known for the carnival of Sochos that is organized every year to advertise the wines and cheese that it produces.- Village with about 1,010 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 520 metres (1,710 feet)
- Description: village in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Postal code: 57016
- Also known as“Askos, Sochos”“Yiakínia”
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Vaiochori
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Askos
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Latitude
40.75103° or 40° 45′ 4″ north
Longitude
23.38715° or 23° 23′ 14″ east
Open location code
8GG5Q92P+CV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Askos” goes by many names.
АскосBulgarian
AskósCebuano
Askos, SochosDutch
اسكوسEgyptian Arabic
ΑσκόςGreek
Ασκός ΘεσσαλονίκηςGreek
АскосMacedonian
ЈакинаMacedonian
ЈаникијаMacedonian
АскосRussian
АскосSerbian
AskósSwedish
AskosTurkish
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