Kares

Kares is a hamlet in Ikaria, Samos Prefecture, North Aegean Islands. Kares is situated nearby to the village Profitis Ilias, as well as near Christos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nas and Karkinagri.

Nas

Village

Photo: Leeturtle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nas is a small village on the Greek island of Icaria. It is famous for the beach which is located near the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Nas is situated 4½ km north of Kares.

Karkinagri

Village

Karkinagri is a village and a community near the southwestern tip of the Aegean island of Ikaria, Greece. It has about 300 permanent residents. Primarily a fishing village, it is surrounded by rocks and by the Atheras mountain range. Karkinagri is situated 9 km southwest of Kares.

Kares

Type: Hamlet
Postal code: 83301
Category: locality
Location: Ikaria, Samos Prefecture, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.58494° or 37° 35′ 6″ north

Longitude

26.07388° or 26° 4′ 26″ east

Elevation

571 metres (1,873 feet)

Open location code

8G98H3MF+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1841272689

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

11497024

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In Other Languages

From Greek to Russian—“Kares” goes by many names.

Greek: “Καρές”
Russian: “Карес”

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