Dotia Tower
Dotia Tower is a building in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands. Dotia Tower is situated nearby to the village Emporeios, as well as near Piryi.Photo: George Ntekas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortification on Chios, Greece
- Also known as: “Dhotia tower”, “Dotia Castle”, “Dotia tower”, and “Tower of Dotia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emporeios and Piryi.
Emporeios
Village
Photo: Heidizag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Emporio is a prehistoric settlement in the southeastern part of the island of Chios in the Mastichochoria municipality of Greece. Pyrgi is the largest village nearby.
Piryi
Village
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
Pyrgi is a village on the Greek island of Chios, known as the "painted village" on account of the decoration of the houses. This mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes. Piryi is situated 5 km north of Dotia Tower.
Mastichochoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mastichochoria is an agricultural area in the Greek island of Chios. It is the most prominent producer of the mastic, a resin obtained from the domesticated mastic tree; in fact, the tree is endemic to this area and, thus, the resin grown there has a PDO status.
Dotia Tower
- Categories: fortified tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.17881° or 38° 10′ 44″ northLongitude
26.01056° or 26° 0′ 38″ eastElevation
104 metres (341 feet)Open location code
8GC852H6+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 305767446OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8436891Wikidata ID
Q25167226
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Dotia Tower” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dhotia Castle”
- German: “Dotia Tower”
- Greek: “Πύργος Δοτιών”
- Greek: “Πύργος στα Δότια”
- Ligurian: “tôre de Dòtia”
- Ligurian: “Tôre de Dòtia”
- Swedish: “Dhotia Castle”
- Turkish: “Dotia Kulesi”
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