Kamari
Sign in to saveKamari () is a coastal village on the southeastern part of the Aegean island of Santorini, Greece, in the Cyclades archipelago with a population of 1,065 according to the 2021 census. It is part of the Municipality of Thira and is situated approximately 8 km away from the island's capital Fira. Kamari was built by residents of the nearby village of Episkopi Gonias, which was almost flattened by a devastating earthquake that hit Santorini in July 1956.
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Θήρας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου
- Country
- Ελλάς
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Greece
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Thira
- Settlement.population_total
- 1065
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Kamari () is a coastal village on the southeastern part of the Aegean island of Santorini, Greece, in the Cyclades archipelago with a population of 1,065 according to the 2021 census. It is part of the Municipality of Thira and is situated approximately 8 km away from the island's capital Fira. Kamari was built by residents of the nearby village of Episkopi Gonias, which was almost flattened by a devastating earthquake that hit Santorini in July 1956.
The village got its name from a small arch (, Kamara) at the south end of its beach and is what remains from an old customs house (, Palió Teloneío) built between 1537 - 1650. This arch is also the site of annual Ephipany and Blessing of the Water tradition for the area.