Plakes

Plakes is a locality in , . Plakes is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minoa.

Archaeological site
Photo: Phso2, CC BY 3.0.
was an ancient town on the island of . It was the birthplace of Simonides of Amorgos. The site of is located near modern , on Moundoulia Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katapola and Amorgos.

Village
Photo: Oliwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small port village on the island of , the easternmost island of the . It is located at the foot of a hill which was once the site of the ancient town of .

Photo: Oliwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the easternmost island of the island group and the nearest island to the neighboring island group in . Along with 16 neighbouring islets, the largest of which is Nikouria Island, it comprises the municipality of , which has a land area of 126.346 square kilometres and at the 2021 census had a population of 1,961.

Village
Arcesine or Arkesine was an ancient town on the island of in the eastern . It was one of the three main settlements on the island in antiquity. is situated 7 km southwest of Plakes.

Plakes

Latitude
36.8364° or 36° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
25.84442° or 25° 50′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G87RRPV+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5873243803
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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In Other Languages

From French to Greek—“Plakes” goes by many names.
  • French: “Plakes”
  • Greek: “Πλάκες”

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