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Community in Greece
Embonas Έμπωνας
Community
Embonas is located in GreeceEmbonasEmbonasEmbonas (yellow dot) within Attavyros municipal unit (red)
Coordinates: 36°13.7′N 27°51.5′E / 36.2283°N 27.8583°E / 36.2283; 27.8583
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitRhodes
MunicipalityRhodes
Municipal unitAttavyros
Population
 • Community1,167
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Ruins of the Temple of Zeus, on Attavyros Mountain

Embonas (Greek: Έμπωνας), sometimes transliterated Emponas, is a Greek mountain village, seat of the municipal unit of Attavyros, on the island of Rhodes, South Aegean region. In 2021 its population was 1,167; this includes the locality of Mandriko (Μανδρικό).

Overview

It is located halfway up the Attavyros, a gray rocky mountain of 1,215 m height. On the top is a temple of Zeus. The village is the centre of wine industry on Rhodes and attracts many tourist daytrips.

References

  1. "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.

External links

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Rhodes
Municipal unit of Afantou
Municipal unit of Archangelos
Municipal unit of Attavyros
Municipal unit of Ialysos
Municipal unit of Kallithea
Municipal unit of Kameiros
Municipal unit of Lindos
Municipal unit of Petaloudes
Municipal unit of Rhodes (city)
Municipal unit of South Rhodes


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