Plakes

Plakes is a locality in , , and has about 253 residents. Plakes is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leros and Pantelio Castle.

Photo: Cmylonas, Public domain.
is a island and municipality in the in the southern . It lies 317 km from ' port of , from which it can be reached by an 11-hour ferry ride.

Castle
Photo: Alombar42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Antonis Tsapepas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakki and Agia Marina.

Village
Photo: KV 28, Public domain.
, known as Portolago until 1947, is a community on the Greek island of , in the , at the head of Bay. The population was 2,093 at the 2021 census.

Town
Photo: G Da, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town.

Village
Photo: Levanta - m, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Plakes.

Plakes

Latitude
37.14132° or 37° 8′ 29″ north
Longitude
26.8432° or 26° 50′ 36″ east
Population
253
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
8G984RRV+G7
Geo­Names ID
12493757
Wiki­data ID
Q21683512
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Turkish—“Plakes” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Πλάκες Λέρου”
  • Greek: “Πλάκες”
  • Irish: “Plakes”
  • Turkish: “Plakes (Leros)”

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