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Kephala

Kephala, Kea is a Late/Final Neolithic settlement on the Greek island of . It is located on a rocky promontory, in the northern part of Kea. The Final Neolithic of the is fully represented here.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Greece
  • Also known as: “Kephala, Kea”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Agia Irini and Otzias.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km south of Kephala.

Beach
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is a beach, which is situated 2 km east of Kephala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vourkari and Korissia.

Hamlet
is a small village in the bay of Agios Nikolaos, in , an island in the Greek group. Its population is 109.It is the biggest and safest bay of the Cyclades.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Kephala.

Hamlet
Photo: Phso2, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the municipality of in the regional unit of Kea-Kythnos. is situated 8 km south of Kephala.

Kephala

Latitude
37.68148° or 37° 40′ 53″ north
Longitude
24.32763° or 24° 19′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G96M8JH+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2403008529
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1739125
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Spanish—“Kephala” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Kefála”
  • German: “Kephala”
  • Latin: “Cephala (Cea)”
  • Latin: “Cephala”
  • Spanish: “Kefala”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Αγία Ειρήνη and ΡΥΧΙΣ.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kephala”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.