Platanakia

Platanakia is a bus stop in , , . Platanakia is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the castle .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of , on the Greek , by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. is situated 1 km northeast of Platanakia.

Library
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library is an important historic Ottoman building in the medieval city of in , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The library was founded by Hafiz Ahmed Agha in 1793. is situated 300 metres southeast of Platanakia.

Mosque
Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or the Mosque of Suleiman is a former in the city of Rhodes, in the region of . It was originally built after the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes in 1522 and is named after Sultan Suleiman to commemorate his conquest. is situated 290 metres southeast of Platanakia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medieval city of Rhodes and Rhodes.

Quarter
Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern on the Island of Rhodes in . The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988.

Photo: Xlibber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest settlement and capital city of the island of . 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.

Photo: Mouras, CC BY 3.0.
is a town and a former municipality on the island of , in the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Platanakia

Latitude
36.44564° or 36° 26′ 44″ north
Longitude
28.22158° or 28° 13′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G8CC6WC+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 261957511
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
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