Tower of Protato

Tower of Protato is a tower in , , . Tower of Protato is situated nearby to the town hall , as well as near the church .
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: medieval tower in monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Protat Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Protaton and Iviron monastery.

Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as the Dormition of the Theotokos Church, is the main church of . It also serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the Protos, or the primate of the .

Monastery
Photo: CosmoSolomon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Iviron is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the in northern . The monastery was founded by two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and John Tornike, between AD 980–983. is situated 3½ km east of Tower of Protato.

Church
The or Skete of Agiou Panteleimonos, not to be confused with the monastery of the same name, some kilometres away, is a skete of the Koutloumousiou monastery in , . is situated 1¼ km east of Tower of Protato.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karyes and Koutloumousiou monastery.

Town
Photo: Zacharias, Public domain.
is a settlement in of the . The 2021 Greek census reported a population of 135 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Mount Athos.

Locality
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Koutloumousi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of in . It is connected with by the Koutloumousiou Bridge.

Hamlet
Photo: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0.
The , also the Skete of Apostle Andrew and Great Anthony or Skiti Agiou Andrea in Karyes is a monastic institution on . It is a dependency of Vatopedi Monastery and is the site of the Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy.

Tower of Protato

Latitude
40.25749° or 40° 15′ 27″ north
Longitude
24.24567° or 24° 14′ 44″ east
Open location code
8GG6764W+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 704192168
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q108733187
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Tower of Protato” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Протатска кула”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Πρωτάτου”
  • Turkish: “Protato Kulesi”

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