Mastichari (Greek: Μαστιχάρι) is a fishing village and tourist resort on the island of Kos in Greece with a population of 479 (2021),[1] situated 7 kilometers away from Kos International Airport.[2] The town has a port with boats regularly departing to the island of Kalymnos.[3] Mastihari has only been inhabited since 1933, when an earthquake struck a nearby village and the inhabitants had to migrate.[4]
Mastichari
Μαστιχάρι | |
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Settlement | |
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  Mastichari | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′57″N 27°04′35″E / 36.8493°N 27.0764°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Kos |
| Municipality | Kos |
| Municipal unit | Irakleides |
| Community | Antimacheia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 479 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Gallery
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A street in Mastichari -
Street in Mastichari showing shops -
Mastichari restaurants near port
References
edit- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Mastichari". kos4all.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ "Mastichari". kosinfo.gr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ Naundorf, Frank; Greiner, Yvonne (2019). Kos (in German). Erlangen: Michael Müller Verlag. ISBN 978-3-95654-594-8.