South Aegean Islands
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Amorgos

Minoa

Minoa was an ancient town on the island of . It was the birthplace of Simonides of Amorgos. The site of Minoa is located near modern , on Moundoulia Hill.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archeological Collection of Amorgos.

Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 3½ km east of Minoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katapola and Arkesini.

Village
Photo: Oliwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small port village on the island of , the easternmost island of the . It is located at the foot of a hill which was once the site of the ancient town of Minoa.

Village
Arcesine or Arkesine was an ancient town on the island of in the eastern . It was one of the three main settlements on the island in antiquity. is situated 6 km southwest of Minoa.

Minoa

Latitude
36.82175° or 36° 49′ 18″ north
Longitude
25.86114° or 25° 51′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G87RVC6+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 690018273
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q38281285
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Minoa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Minoa”
  • Dutch: “Minoa”
  • Finnish: “Minoa”
  • German: “Minoa”
  • Greek: “Μινώα Αμοργού”
  • Greek: “Μινώα”
  • Latin: “Minoa”
  • Spanish: “Minoa”
  • Turkish: “Minoa”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minoa”. Photo: Phso2, CC BY 3.0.