Kapsala

Kapsala is a settlement in , . Kapsala has about 78 residents.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 78 residents
  • Description: place in Mount Athos
  • Also known as: “Kapsala, Mount Athos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pantokratoros Monastery and Protaton.

Monastery
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of in . It stands on the north-eastern side of the Athos peninsula, and is dedicated to the Transfiguration of Our Lord.

Church
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The , also known as the Dormition of the Theotokos Church, is the main church of . It also serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the Protos, or the primate of the .

Church
The or Skete of Agiou Panteleimonos, not to be confused with the monastery of the same name, some kilometres away, is a skete of the Koutloumousiou monastery in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skete of Saint Andrew and Skete of Prophet Elijah.

Hamlet
Photo: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0.
The , also the Skete of Apostle Andrew and Great Anthony or Skiti Agiou Andrea in Karyes is a monastic institution on . It is a dependency of Vatopedi Monastery and is the site of the Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a cenobitic skete of Pantokratoros monastery in , . It was founded in 1759 by Paisius Velichkovsky, a Ukrainian monk from .

Town
Photo: Zacharias, Public domain.
is a settlement in of the . The 2021 Greek census reported a population of 135 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Mount Athos.

Kapsala

Latitude
40.27013° or 40° 16′ 13″ north
Longitude
24.24655° or 24° 14′ 48″ east
Population
78
Open location code
8GG676CW+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6626991981
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q112629009
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In Other Languages

“Kapsala” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Καψάλα Αγίου Όρους”
  • Greek: “Καψάλα”

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