Kardamas () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Amaliada
Amaliada (, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, ''Amaliás'') is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a mu ...
, in
Elis
Elis also known as Ellis or Ilia (, ''Eleia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it ...
,
Greece
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. It is located in the plains near the
Ionian Sea
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, 3 km north of
Douneika
Douneika (, also: Δουνέικα - Dounika) is a village and a community in the southern part of the municipal unit of Amaliada in Elis, Greece. It is situated near the Ionian Sea coast, 3 km south of Kardamas, 4 km northwest of Myrti ...
, 3 km southwest of Amaliada, and 14 km northwest of
Pyrgos. The community includes the small village of Petroules. Kardamas had a train station on the line from Patras to Pyrgos.
Population
People
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Panagiotis Adraktas (b. September 28, 1948), politician
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Vangelis Baktis
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(b. November 14, 1985), physicist
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Michael Bramos
Michalis Antonis "Mike" Bramos (, commonly referred to as Michael Bramos), born 27 May 1987, is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. Born in Harper Woods, Michigan, he played college basketball for Miami University. In his seni ...
(b. May 27, 1987), basketball player
See also
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List of settlements in Elis
This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece.
* Achladini
* Aetorrachi
* Agios Andreas, Katakolo
* Agia Anna
* Agia Kyriaki
* Agia Mavra
* Agia Triada
* Agioi Apostoloi
* Agios Charalampos
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* Agios ...
References
External links
Kardamas, from the Amaliada municipal website
{{Amaliada
Populated places in Elis
Ilida (municipality)