Mastichari

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Mastichari

Coordinates36.85°, 27.08°

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Overview

Mastichari is a fishing village and tourist resort on the island of Kos in Greece with a population of 479 (2021), situated 7 kilometers away from Kos International Airport. The town has a port with boats regularly departing to the island of Kalymnos. Mastihari has only been inhabited since 1933, when an earthquake struck a nearby village and the inhabitants had to migrate.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

T

Theramenes

Athenian statesman (died 404 BC)

Theocritus

3rd-century BCE Greek poet

Epicharmus of Kos

late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek dramatist and philosopher

Şükrü Kaya

Turkish statesperson (1883–1959)

H

Herodas

ancient Greek poet

Athina Cenci

Italian actress

Philetas of Cos

ancient Greek scholar and poet

P

Philinus of Cos

ancient Greek physician

P

Praxagoras

ancient Greek physician

G

Gaius Stertinius Xenophon

Roman physician

S

Stergos Marinos

Greek footballer

N

Nikanor aus Kos

V

Vasilis Rapanos

Greek politician, economy professor and banker

P

Polybus

4th-century BC Greek physician

Kostas Skandalidis

Greek politician

Al Campanis

baseball player (1916–1998)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southern Aegean

• Marmari
  4.3 mi away · pop. 567
• Pyli
  4.6 mi away · pop. 2,469
• Amaniou
  5.4 mi away
• Lagoudi
  6.8 mi away
• Zia
  7.1 mi away · pop. 151
• Zipari
  7.4 mi away · pop. 3,387
• Vothyni
  8.7 mi away
• Chora
  10.2 mi away
• Argos
  10.4 mi away
• Panormos
  11.4 mi away
• Lambi
  12 mi away
• Myrties
  12.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Gallery

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