Cape Ginas
Cape Ginas is a cape in Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape of Rhodes
- Also known as: “Akra Lindhos”, “Ákra Líndhos”, “Akra Lindos”, “Ákra Líndos”, “Cape Fokas”, “Cape Lardos”, “Cape Lindos”, and “Άκρα Λίνδος”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lindos Acropolis and Temple of Athena Lindia.
Temple of Athena Lindia
Ruins
The Temple of Athena Lindia was a sanctuary in Lindos in Rhodes, dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was a significant Pan-Hellenic shrine of Athena and arguably the regional center of her cult.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindos and Pefkos.
Lindos
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindos is a medieval village on the Greek island of Rhodes. It has only seven hundred inhabitants, greatly outnumbered by tourists in the high season. Being one of the main attractions on the island it is often overcrowded in the mornings when the tourist coaches arrive.
Pefkos
Village
Pefkos or Pefki, Greek: Πεύκος, is a well-known beach resort located on eastern coast of Rhodes, just 4 kilometres southwest of Lindos, and 43 kilometres from the capital city Rhodes.
Lardos
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lardos is a village on the Lardos stream, also called Fonias, located in the eastern part of the island of Rhodes, in the South Aegean region of Greece.
Cape Ginas
- Category: landform
- Location: Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.0538° or 36° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
28.0861° or 28° 5′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8G8C333P+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 27696540OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeWikidata ID
Q106506041
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Turkish—“Cape Ginas” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Lardose neem”
- Greek: “Ακρ. Γκίνας”
- Greek: “Άκρ. Γκίνας”
- Greek: “Άκρ. Φωκάς”
- Greek: “Άκρα Λίνδος”
- Greek: “Ακρωτήρι Λάρδος”
- Greek: “ακρωτήρι Λίνδος”
- Greek: “Ακρωτηρίου Γκίνας”
- Russian: “Άκρ. Γκίνας”
- Russian: “Мыс Гинас”
- Turkish: “Lardos Burnu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pylonas and Kalathos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Watchtower on Cape Ginas and Γκίνας.
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