Nisyros

Nisyros, also spelled Nisiros, is a volcanic island and municipality located in the . It is part of the group of islands, situated between the islands of and .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Greece
  • Also known as: Nisero”, “Niseros”, “Nisi Nisyros”, “Nísiro”, and “Nísos Nísiros

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery Panagia Spiliani.

Church
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mandraki and Nikia.

Village
is the capital of the island municipality of Nisyros in Greece. It is the largest settlement on the island. It is also the harbour of the island and contains many of the island's facilities of tourism such as hotels and apartments.

Village
is a village.

Village
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
is a village.

Nisyros

Latitude
36.5905° or 36° 35′ 26″ north
Longitude
27.1682° or 27° 10′ 6″ east
Population
1,010
Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR NIS
Open location code
8G89H5R9+57
Geo­Names ID
256378
Wiki­data ID
Q767528
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Nisyros” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نيسيروس
  • Armenian: Նիսիրոս
  • Catalan: Níssiros
  • Cebuano: Nísos Nísyros
  • Chinese: 尼西羅斯島
  • Croatian: Niziron
  • Czech: Nisyros
  • Danish: Nissiros
  • Dutch: Nisyros
  • Egyptian Arabic: نيسيروس
  • Esperanto: Nisiros
  • Finnish: Nísyros
  • French: Nissiros
  • French: Nísyros
  • Galician: Nísiros
  • Galician: Nísyros - Νίσυρος
  • German: Nisyros
  • Greek: Nisí Nísyros
  • Greek: Νησί Νίσυρος
  • Greek: Νήσος Νίσυρος
  • Greek: Νίσυρος
  • Hebrew: ניסירוס
  • Indonesian: Pulau Nisyros
  • Italian: Nisiro
  • Japanese: ニシロス
  • Japanese: ニシロス島
  • Korean: 니시로스섬
  • Latin: Nisyros
  • Latvian: Nisira
  • Macedonian: Нисирос
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nisyros
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Nísyros
  • Norwegian: Nisyros
  • Persian: نیسیروس
  • Polish: Nisiros
  • Polish: Nisyros
  • Portuguese: Nisiros
  • Portuguese: Nísiros
  • Russian: Нисир
  • Russian: Нисирос
  • Serbian: Нисирос
  • Serbo-Croatian: Nisiros
  • Spanish: Nisiros
  • Spanish: Nísiros
  • Spanish: Nisyros
  • Swedish: Nisyros
  • Turkish: İncirli Adası
  • Turkish: İncirli
  • Ukrainian: Нісірос
  • Western Armenian: Նիսիրոս

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