Kameiros
Kameiros is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: former municipality of Greece
- Also known as: “Kameiros municipality”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Kamiros and Stoa.
Ancient Kamiros
Photo: Thanasis Christodoulou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camirus or Kamiros or Cameirus or Kameiros was a city of ancient Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Its site is on the northwest coast of the island, 3 kilometres west of the modern village of Kalavarda.
Stoa
Ruins
A stoa, in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use. Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric order, lining the side of a building; they created a safe, enveloping, protective atmosphere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalavarda and Salakos.
Kalavarda
Village
Kalavarda is a small town in the island of Rhodes, Greece with a population of 514. It is about 28 kilometers from the island's capital, Rhodes, and about 52 kilometers from the city Lindos. Kalavarda is situated 2½ km east of Kameiros.
Salakos
Village
Salakos is a village of 500 people on the west side of Rhodes Island. It is 40 km from the capital Rhodes town and 7 km from the North West coast. The village is located on the hills of Mount Prophitis Ilias. Salakos is situated 6 km south of Kameiros.
Fanes
West along the coast road of Rhodes is the village of Fanes, just west of Soroni, with a picturesque harbour and a flat isolated beach with tamarisk trees for some natural shade.Kameiros
- Categories: municipality of Greece and former municipality of Greece
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Kameiros” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kameiros”
- Dutch: “Kameiros”
- Finnish: “Kámeiros”
- Finnish: “Kámiros”
- French: “dème de Kámiros”
- French: “Dème de Kámiros”
- German: “Kamiros”
- Greek: “Δήμος Καμείρου”
- Greek: “Κάμειρος”
- Irish: “Kameiros”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kámiros”
- Turkish: “Kamiros”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kamiros and Ákra Ágios Minás.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kameiros”. Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.