Tower of Dochiariou
Tower of Dochiariou is a tower in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Tower of Dochiariou is situated nearby to the locality Dochiariou monastery, as well as near Xenophontos monastery.- Type: Tower
- Description: medieval tower in monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
- Also known as: “Docheiariou Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Konstamonitou Monastery and Skete of the Annunciation.
Konstamonitou Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0.
The Kastamonitou Monastery, officially called Konstamonitou Monastery, is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Konstamonitou Monastery is situated 2½ km north of Tower of Dochiariou.
Skete of the Annunciation
Church
Photo: Florificapis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Skete of the Annunciation of the Theotokos is a skete of the Monastery of Xenophontos, on Mount Athos, Greece. The skete was founded in 1766 by the hieromonk Sylvester, and the monks Efrem and Agapios. Skete of the Annunciation is situated 2½ km southeast of Tower of Dochiariou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dochiariou monastery and Xenophontos monastery.
Dochiariou monastery
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Docheiariou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The Panagia Gorgoepikoos Church is located in the monastery complex.
Xenophontos monastery
Locality
Xenophontos Monastery is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece.
Agiou Panteleimonos monastery
Locality
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Panteleimon Monastery, also known as Rossikon or New Russik, is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos, located on the southwestern side of the peninsula of the North Aegean region of Greece. Agiou Panteleimonos monastery is situated 4 km southeast of Tower of Dochiariou.
Tower of Dochiariou
- Category: building
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.26674° or 40° 16′ 0″ northLongitude
24.17338° or 24° 10′ 24″ eastLevels
5Height
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8GG6758F+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1201343291OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q109673382
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Tower of Dochiariou” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Дохиарска кула”
- Greek: “Πύργος Μονής Δοχειαρίου”
- Turkish: “Dochiariou Kulesi”
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