Aqueduct of Kavala
The Aqueduct of Kavala, popularly known as the Kamares, is a well-preserved aqueduct in the city of Kavala, Greece, and is one of the city's landmarks.Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: aqueduct in Kavala municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Kamares”, “Kavala aqueduct”, and “Καμάρες”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aghios Nikolaos and Fortress of Kavala.
Aghios Nikolaos
Church
Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Greek Orthodox church in the town of Kavala, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. It was built during Ottoman period as a mosque, called the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, before it was converted into a church in modern times. Aghios Nikolaos is situated 230 metres southwest of Aqueduct of Kavala.
Fortress of Kavala
Photo: Steve-milea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortress of Kavala is situated 300 metres south of Aqueduct of Kavala.
Halil Bey Mosque
Museum
Photo: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Halil Bey Mosque is a former mosque in the town of Kavala, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. Built in the 1530s during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned in the 1820s and is now a museum open to visitors. Halil Bey Mosque is situated 500 metres south of Aqueduct of Kavala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neos Zygos and Palaia Kavala.
Neos Zygos
Village
Neos Zygos is a village in the Kavala regional unit of Greece. It was created in the 1990s with a government grant for the housing of returned Pontic Greek expatriates from the Soviet Union. Neos Zygos is situated 7 km northwest of Aqueduct of Kavala.
Palaia Kavala
Village
Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaia Kavala is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Aqueduct of Kavala.
Nea Karvali
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nea Karvali is a resort village and a community of the Kavala municipality in northern Greece. Most of the inhabitants are descendants of Cappadocian Greeks who arrived from Karvali following the Greek-Turkish population exchange in 1924. Nea Karvali is situated 9 km east of Aqueduct of Kavala.
Aqueduct of Kavala
- Categories: aqueduct, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.93703° or 40° 56′ 13″ northLongitude
24.41586° or 24° 24′ 57″ eastInception
16th centuryHeight
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8GG6WCP8+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 207327061OpenStreetMap feature
historic=aqueductOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6379042
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Aqueduct of Kavala” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кавалски акведукт”
- Chinese: “卡瓦拉高架渠”
- Danish: “Akvædukten i Kavala”
- French: “Aqueduc de Kavala”
- German: “Aquädukt von Kavala”
- Greek: “Καμάρες Καβάλας”
- Greek: “Μεσαιωνικό υδραγωγείο Καμάρες”
- Greek: “Υδραγωγείο Καβάλας”
- Serbian: “Акведукт у Кавали”
- Slovenian: “Akvadukt v Kavali”
- Spanish: “Acueducto de Kavala”
- Turkish: “Kavala Su Kemeri”
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