Fort of St. Nicholaos
Fort of St. Nicholaos is a castle in Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Fort of St. Nicholaos is situated nearby to the lighthouse Φάρος Αγίου Νικολάου, as well as near the ruins Colossus of Rhodes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: fortification in Rhodes, Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Nikolaos Fortress” and “Fort of Saint Nicholas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Murat Reis Mosque.
Colossus of Rhodes
Ruins
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The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.
Murat Reis Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Murat Reis Mosque is a historical Ottoman-era mosque in the Aegean island of Rhodes, in Greece. Named in honour of Murat Reis the Elder, an important admiral of the Ottoman Navy, the mosque still stands, it is in need of restoration and is not open for worship, similar to the majority of Ottoman mosques found in Rhodes. Murat Reis Mosque is situated 370 metres northwest of Fort of St. Nicholaos.
Aquarium of Rhodes
Public aquarium
The Aquarium of Rhodes, also known as the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, is a research centre, aquarium and museum in Rhodes, Greece. It was built in the 1930s, when the island was under the Italian rule and is currently administered by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research. Aquarium of Rhodes is situated 1 km northwest of Fort of St. Nicholaos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhodes and Medieval city of Rhodes.
Rhodes
Photo: Xlibber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhodes is the largest settlement and capital city of the island of the same name. It is famous as the former site of the Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and as the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe.
Medieval city of Rhodes
Suburb
Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern capital city of Rhodes on the Island of Rhodes in Greece. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988.
Koskinou
Town
Koskinou is a village on the Greek island of Rhodes. It is located 5 miles from Rhodes town and 6 miles from the island resort of Faliraki and the Music School of Rhodes. Koskinou is situated 7 km south of Fort of St. Nicholaos.
Fort of St. Nicholaos
- Categories: sea fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.45106° or 36° 27′ 4″ northLongitude
28.22794° or 28° 13′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G8CF62H+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 12565569225OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12885884
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In Other Languages
From French to Western Armenian—“Fort of St. Nicholaos” goes by many names.
- French: “Fort de Saint-Nicolas”
- French: “forteresse d’Ágios Nikólaos”
- French: “forteresse Saint-Nicolas”
- French: “Forteresse Saint-Nicolas”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Αγίου Νικολάου”
- Greek: “Φρούριο του Αγίου Νικολάου”
- Russian: “Сильная из Сан -Николас”
- Russian: “форт Святого Николая”
- Spanish: “Castillo de San Nicolás”
- Turkish: “Aziz Nikolaos Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Форт Святого Миколая”
- Western Armenian: “Այիոս Նիքոլաոս բերդ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Φάρος Αγίου Νικολάου and Elafos.
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