Carthaea

Carthaea or Karthaia was one of the four ancient Greek city-states on the island of Ceos in the . It was located on the southeastern coast of the island.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient polis of Keos/Kea/Tzia island, Greece
  • Also known as: “Karthaia”, “Kea Karthaia”, and “Mint of Carthaea”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Marina.

Hamlet
Photo: Phso2, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the municipality of in the regional unit of Kea-Kythnos. is situated 7 km northwest of Carthaea.

Carthaea

Latitude
37.56107° or 37° 33′ 40″ north
Longitude
24.33046° or 24° 19′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G96H86J+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6549745254
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q12878783
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Carthaea” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cartea”
  • Finnish: “Karthaia”
  • French: “Carthaea”
  • Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Καρθαίας”
  • Greek: “Καρθαία”
  • Italian: “Cartea”
  • Romanian: “Cartea”
  • Spanish: “Cartea”
  • Turkish: “Karthaia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Karthaia, Athena Temple and Θέατρο Αρχαίας Καρθαίας.

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