Square Saint Paraskevi

Square Saint Paraskevi is a park in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Square Saint Paraskevi is situated nearby to the church Agia paraskeuè, as well as near the building House of the fascists.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Kos and Defterdar Mosque.

Archaeological Museum of Kos

Museum

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Archaeological Museum of Kos is situated 110 metres north of Square Saint Paraskevi.

The Defterdar Ibrahim Pasha Mosque or simply Defterdar Mosque is a mosque on the island of Kos, in the South Aegean region of Greece. Built in the 18th century, during the Ottoman-era, the mosque serves the Muslim community of Kos, as one of the two out…

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 310 metres northeast of Square Saint Paraskevi.

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.

Kos Asklepieion

Locality

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The Temple of Asclepius or Asclepieion of Kos was one of the most famous temples dedicated to Asclepius in the ancient world. The archeologist Rudolf Herzog, grandfather of Werner Herzog, excavated it in 1902, as the latter recounted in conversation with Paul Holdengräber. Kos Asklepieion is situated 3½ km southwest of Square Saint Paraskevi.

Zipari

Town

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Zipari is a town, which is situated 8 km west of Square Saint Paraskevi.

Square Saint Paraskevi

Type: Park
Description: square at the Church of Saint Paraskevi (Agia Paraskevi)
Categories: square and recreation area
Location: Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

36.89263° or 36° 53′ 34″ north

Longitude

27.28868° or 27° 17′ 19″ east

Open location code

8G89V7VQ+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 427010357

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q81661331

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Square Saint Paraskevi” goes by many names.

French: “place Saint Paraskevi”
French: “Place Saint Paraskevi”
German: “Platia Agias Paraskevis”
Greek: “Πλατεία Αγίας Παρασκευής”
Turkish: “Agia Paraskevi Meydanı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Agia paraskeuè and House of the fascists.

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