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 .
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: ancient Greek city
  • Also known as: “Cameirus”, “Camirus”, “Kameiros”, “Kamiros”, and “Mint of Camirus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stoa.

Ruins
A , in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use. Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric order, lining the side of a building; they created a safe, enveloping, protective atmosphere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fanes and Kalavarda.

West along the coast road of is the village of , just west of Soroni, with a picturesque harbour and a flat isolated beach with tamarisk trees for some natural shade.

Village
is a small town in the island of , with a population of 514. It is about 28 kilometers from the island's capital, , and about 52 kilometers from the city .

Village
is a village of 500 people on the west side of Island. It is 40 km from the capital town and 7 km from the North West coast. The village is located on the hills of Mount Prophitis Ilias.

Ancient Kamiros

Latitude
36.3361° or 36° 20′ 10″ north
Longitude
27.9214° or 27° 55′ 17″ east
Operator
Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Δωδεκανήσου
Open location code
8G898WPC+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27666897
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1231539
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Satellite Map

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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: “Kamiros”
  • 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: “Camiros”
  • 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.

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