Oia

Oia is what most people picture in their head when they think of , and even the Greek islands in general: steep volcanic cliffs with picturesque white houses, churches with deep blue roofs, and iconic windmills that appear lost in time.
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  • Type: Village with 3,380 residents
  • Description: village in Thira, Greece
  • Also known as: Apano Meria”, “Epáno Meriá”, and “Oia, Greece
  • Postal code: 84702

Places of Interest

Highlights include Citadel of Oia.

Castle
is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thirassia and Imerovigli.

is a small satellite island of in the . There are five villages on the island, the largest one—which has a population of 150—sharing the same name with the island itself.

is a small village famous for its beautiful sunset that give it the nickname balcony of the Aegean. It is on Thira, the largest island in the archipelago, just north of capital .

is a village on the island of in . It is located 3,7 kilometers northeast of the capital , built on a slope facing the east shore of the island.

Oia

Latitude
36.4622° or 36° 27′ 44″ north
Longitude
25.3757° or 25° 22′ 33″ east
Population
3,380
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR OIK
Open location code
8G87F96G+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1842740560
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
256344
Wiki­data ID
Q1655349
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Oia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أويا، كيكلاديس
  • Arabic: أويا
  • Armenian: Օյա
  • Bengali: ইয়া, গ্রিস
  • Bengali: ওইয়া
  • Bulgarian: Иа
  • Bulgarian: Ойа
  • Bulgarian: Оя
  • Bulgarian: Я (село)
  • Cebuano: Oía
  • Chinese: 伊亚
  • Chinese: 伊亞 (希臘)
  • Chinese: 伊亞
  • Czech: Oia
  • Dutch: Oia
  • Egyptian Arabic: اويا
  • Finnish: Oia
  • Finnish: Oía
  • French: Ía
  • French: Oia
  • German: Ia (Thira)
  • German: Ia
  • German: Oia
  • German: Oía
  • Greek: Oía
  • Greek: Οία Θήρας
  • Greek: Οία
  • Hebrew: אויה
  • Indonesian: Oia, Yunani
  • Italian: Oia
  • Japanese: イア (ギリシャ)
  • Japanese: イア村
  • Luxembourgish: Oia
  • Macedonian: Ија
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ía
  • Polish: Ia (Grecja)
  • Polish: Oia (Grecja)
  • Russian: Ия. Санторини
  • Russian: Ия
  • Serbian: Иа (Грчка)
  • Serbian: Ија
  • Spanish: Oia
  • Swedish: Oía
  • Thai: อีอา
  • Turkish: Oia, Yunanistan

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