Jewish Cemetery

Jewish Cemetery is a cemetery in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Jewish Cemetery is situated nearby to the cemetery Μουσουλμανικό Νεκροταφείο Κω, as well as near the government office Τοπική Διεύθυνση e-ΕΦΚΑ Γ‘ Δωδεκανήσου.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque and Roman Odeon.

Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque

Mosque

The Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque is a mosque on the island of Kos, in the South Aegean region of Greece. Completed in the 18th century, during the Ottoman era, the mosque serves the Muslim-Turkish community of Kos, as one of the two out of the five Ottoman mosques to be still operational and open for prayers on the island, the other being the Defterdar Mosque. Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque is situated 610 metres southwest of Jewish Cemetery.

Roman Odeon

Archaeological site

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Roman Odeon is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km east of Jewish Cemetery.

Plane tree of Hippocrates

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The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of Kos taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well. Plane tree of Hippocrates is situated 1½ km northeast of Jewish Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kos and Kos Asklepieion.

Kos

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Kos is a popular tourist destination in the Greek islands of the Dodecanese, located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the Turkish coast.