Mount Athos (Agion Oros)

Greece / Ayion Oros / Kariai /
 place with historical importance, peninsula, orthodox christianity, byzantine, pilgrimage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, autonomous community, autonomous administrative region
Mount Athos (Greek: Όρος Άθως) is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia, northern Greece, called in Greek Άγιον Όρος (Ayion Oros or Agion Oros), or in English, "Holy Mountain". In Classical times, the peninsula was called Ακτή (Acte or Akte). Politically it is known in Greece as the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain. It is about 50 Km in length, 8 to 12 Km in width and it covers an area of about 350 square kilometers. This World Heritage Site is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

See also Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of the Phanar wikimapia.org/#lat=41.0291497&lon=28.9528799&z=17&l=0&...


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The sovereign monasteries, in the order of their place in the Athonite hierarchy:
1. Great Lavra wikimapia.org/#lat=40.1705854&lon=24.3827713&z=18&l=0&...
2. Vatopédi wikimapia.org/#lat=40.3149084&lon=24.2106593&z=17&l=0&...
3. Iviron wikimapia.org/#lat=40.2452872&lon=24.2849565&z=18&l=0&...
4. Hilandar wikimapia.org/#lat=40.3415233&lon=24.1224146&z=16&l=0&...
5. Dionysiou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.1680686&lon=24.2737341&z=17&l=0&...
6. Koutloumousiou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.284764&lon=24.200134&z=11&l=0&m=...
7. Pantokrator wikimapia.org/#lat=40.284764&lon=24.200134&z=11&l=0&m=...
8. Xiropotamou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.297334&lon=24.234467&z=10&l=0&m=...
9. Zografou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.284764&lon=24.200134&z=11&l=0&m=...
10. Dochiariou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.284764&lon=24.200134&z=11&l=0&m=...
11. Karakalou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.201822&lon=24.329567&z=13&l=0&m=...
12. Filotheou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.284764&lon=24.200134&z=11&l=0&m=...
13. Simonopetra wikimapia.org/#lat=40.284764&lon=24.200134&z=11&l=0&m=...
14. Saint Paul's wikimapia.org/#lat=40.248088&lon=24.23584&z=11&l=0&m=a...
15. Stavronikita wikimapia.org/#lat=40.248088&lon=24.23584&z=11&l=0&m=a...
16. Ksenofondos wikimapia.org/#lat=40.248088&lon=24.23584&z=11&l=0&m=a...
17. Osiou Grigoriou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.248088&lon=24.23584&z=11&l=0&m=a...
18. Esfigmenou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.248088&lon=24.23584&z=11&l=0&m=a...
19. St. Panteleimon's (Rossikon) wikimapia.org/#lat=40.248088&lon=24.23584&z=11&l=0&m=a...
20. Konstamonitou wikimapia.org/#lat=40.248088&lon=24.23584&z=11&l=0&m=a...

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Athos
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Coordinates:   40°16'59"N   24°11'39"E

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