Ancient Kamiros

Camirus or Kamiros or Cameirus or Kameiros was a city of ancient Rhodes, in the , . Its site is on the northwest coast of the island, 3 kilometres west of the modern village of .
  • Nature reserve
  • …is operated by Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Δωδεκανήσου
  • Description: ancient Greek city
  • Also known as
    “Cameirus”
    “Camirus”
    “Kameiros”
    “Kamiros”
    “Mint of Camirus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stoa.
A , in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fanes and Kalavarda.
West along the coast road of is the village…
is a small town in the island of , with a population of 514.
is a village of 500 people on the west side of Island.
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Latitude
36.3361° or 36° 20′ 10″ north
Longitude
27.9214° or 27° 55′ 17″ east
Open location code
8G898WPC+CH
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Ancient Kamiros” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Κάμειρος”
  • Catalan: “Camir”
  • Catalan: “Camiros”
  • Chinese: “卡米羅斯”
  • Czech: “Kamiros”
  • Dutch: “Kameiros”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاميروس”
  • Finnish: “Kameiros”
  • Finnish: “Kámiros”
  • French: “Camiros”
  • French: “Kamiros”
  • German: “Kameiros”
  • German: “Kamiros”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Κάμειρος”
  • Greek: “Κάμειρος”
  • Greek: “Κάμιρος”
  • Hebrew: “קמירוס”
  • Italian: “Camiro”
  • Italian: “Kameiros”
  • Japanese: “カメイロス”
  • Latin: “Camirus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kameiros”
  • Norwegian: “Kameiros”
  • Polish: “Kamejros”
  • Portuguese: “Camiros”
  • Russian: “Камир”
  • Russian: “Камирос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kameiros”
  • Spanish: “Cámiros”
  • Swedish: “Kameiros”
  • Turkish: “Camirus”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kapi and Profitis Elias.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Acropolis of Kamiros and Mount Akramytis.

Rhodes: Highlights

Learn more about Rhodes and Lindos.
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