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Kardamaina
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Kardámaina or Kardámena (), is a small Greek town 7 km from Kos Island International Airport at Antimacheia, situated mid-way along the south coast of the island of Kos. It lies in the municipal unit of Irakleides, in the Dodecanese. Once a small fishing village, it has been a popular summer destination for the past two decades, offering pubs, restaurants, bars, night clubs and watersports facilities. According to the 2021 census, there were 2,132 inhabitants. Its land area is 35.150 km2. Between June and September, the town population triples due to the influx of tourists.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kardamaina is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Greece, Greek and time zone.
It sits within the topics Kos and Populated places in Kos (regional unit).
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Καρδάμαινα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 2,132
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greece place.name_local
- Καρδάμαινα
- Greece place.name
- Kardamaina
- Greece place.type
- community
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Kardamena plateia.JPG
- Greece place.caption_skyline
- Main Square
- Greece place.periph
- South Aegean
- Greece place.periphunit
- Kos
- Greece place.municipality
- Kos
- Greece place.municunit
- Irakleides
- Greece place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greece place.population
- 2132
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Καρδάμαινα
- Population
- 1374
- Image
- Kardamena at Dawn.JPG
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- Kardamena
- native label
- Καρδάμαινα
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Encyclopedic overview
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Kardámaina or Kardámena (), is a small Greek town 7 km from Kos Island International Airport at Antimacheia, situated mid-way along the south coast of the island of Kos. It lies in the municipal unit of Irakleides, in the Dodecanese. Once a small fishing village, it has been a popular summer destination for the past two decades, offering pubs, restaurants, bars, night clubs and watersports facilities. According to the 2021 census, there were 2,132 inhabitants. Its land area is 35.150 km2. Between June and September, the town population triples due to the influx of tourists.
==History== Kardamaina is built on the site of the ancient settlement of Alasarna. During the 2nd century BC, Alasarna was an important urban center with a thousand citizens (excluding slaves).
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