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Kameiros
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Also known as Kamiros

Camirus or Kamiros (; ) or Cameirus or Kameiros (Κάμειρος) was a city of ancient Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Its site is on the northwest coast of the island, west of the modern village of Kalavarda.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
polis
Country
Greece
Location
Kalavarda
Image
Ph.Kamiros 04.jpg
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described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
located in/on physical feature
Rhodes
time period
Ancient Greece
Commons category
Kameiros
director of archaeological fieldwork
Auguste Salzmann
native label
Κάμειρος
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  • History
  • Late Bronze
  • Iron Age
  • Classical Age
  • Excavations
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  • Notable people
  • References
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Camirus or Kamiros (; ) or Cameirus or Kameiros (Κάμειρος) was a city of ancient Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Its site is on the northwest coast of the island, west of the modern village of Kalavarda.

==History== ===Late Bronze=== During the prehistoric period the area was inhabited by Mycenaean Greeks.

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