North Aegean Islands
Samos Prefecture
Samos

Heraion of Samos

The Heraion of Samos was a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera, on the island of , , 6 km southwest of the ancient city of Samos. It was located in the low, marshy basin of the Imbrasos river, near where it enters the sea.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient sanctuary of Hera on Samos
  • Also known as: “Heraeum of Samos” and “Heraion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Samos International Airport Aristarchos of Samos.

Aerodrome
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Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" is an airport on Samos Island, Greece. The airport is named after Aristarchos of Samos, an ancient astronomer and mathematician, and lies within 5 km from the nearby town of . is situated 3 km northeast of Heraion of Samos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Myloi and Pythagoreio.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Heraion of Samos.

Village
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is a town and municipal unit on the island of , , . Before the 2011 local government reform, was a municipality. is situated 5 km east of Heraion of Samos.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 6 km north of Heraion of Samos.

Heraion of Samos

Latitude
37.67198° or 37° 40′ 19″ north
Longitude
26.88632° or 26° 53′ 11″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8G98MVCP+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37451039
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
9535175
Wiki­data ID
Q841207
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Heraion of Samos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد هيرايون”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hereyon (Samos)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hereyon”
  • Belarusian: “Герэён”
  • Bulgarian: “Херайон”
  • Catalan: “Heraion de Samos”
  • Catalan: “Heraion”
  • Catalan: “Herèon de Samos”
  • Cebuano: “Heraion (arkiyolohiyang dapit sa Gresya)”
  • Cebuano: “Heraion”
  • Chinese: “薩摩斯島的赫拉神廟”
  • Chinese: “赫拉神殿”
  • Croatian: “Heraion”
  • Czech: “Héraion na Samu”
  • Czech: “Heraion of Samos”
  • Czech: “Samský Héraion”
  • Dutch: “Heraion van Samos”
  • Estonian: “Heraion”
  • Finnish: “Heraion”
  • French: “Heraion de Samos”
  • French: “Héraion de Samos”
  • French: “Heraion”
  • French: “Héraion”
  • Galician: “Hereo de Samos”
  • Georgian: “სამოსის ჰერაიონი”
  • German: “Heraheiligtum (Samos)”
  • German: “Heraion von Samos”
  • Greek: “Ηραίο Σάμου”
  • Greek: “Ηραίο”
  • Greek: “Ηραίον Σάμου”
  • Hebrew: “ההראיון בסאמוס”
  • Hebrew: “ההריון בסאמוס”
  • Hebrew: “ההריון בסמוס”
  • Hindi: “समोस का हेरायन”
  • Italian: “Diptero di Samo”
  • Italian: “Heraion di Samo”
  • Italian: “Heraion”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Era (Samo)”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Hera (Samo)”
  • Japanese: “サモス島のピタゴリオとヘーラー神殿”
  • Japanese: “サモス島のピュタゴリオンとヘラ神殿”
  • Latin: “Heraeum”
  • Macedonian: “Херајон (Самос)”
  • Macedonian: “Херајон”
  • Persian: “هرایون”
  • Polish: “Herajon na Samos”
  • Portuguese: “Heraião da ilha de Samos”
  • Romanian: “Heraionul din Samos”
  • Russian: “Герейон”
  • Serbian: “Херејон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Heraion”
  • Slovak: “Héraion”
  • Slovenian: “Herajon na Samosu”
  • Spanish: “Heraion de Samos”
  • Spanish: “Hereo de Samos”
  • Swedish: “Heraion på Samos”
  • Tamil: “சாமோசின் எராயன்”
  • Tatar: “Самостагы Гера алиһәсе гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Heraion”
  • Turkish: “Sisam Heraionu”
  • Ukrainian: “Герайон на острові Самос”
  • Ukrainian: “Самоський герайон”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Гери на острові Самос”

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