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Mastichari () is a fishing village and
tourist resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel ...
on the island of
Kos Kos or Cos (; ) is a Greek island, which is part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 37,089 (2021 census), making ...
in
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with a population of 479 (2021), situated 7 kilometers away from
Kos International Airport Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" (; named for Hippocrates) is an international airport on the island of Kos in Greece. It is located near Antimachia Village, and is operated by Fraport AG. The airport mainly serves charter airlines, wh ...
. The town has a port with boats regularly departing to the island of
Kalymnos Kalymnos (; ) is a Greek island and municipality in the southeastern Aegean Sea. It belongs to the Dodecanese island chain, between the islands of Kos (south, at a distance of ) and Leros (north, at a distance of less than ): the latter is lin ...
. Mastihari has only been inhabited since 1933, when an earthquake struck a nearby village and the inhabitants had to migrate.


Gallery

File:Mastichari street.jpg, A street in Mastichari File:street in Mastichari.jpg, Street in Mastichari showing shops File:Mastichari restaurants near port.jpg, Mastichari restaurants near port


References

{{Reflist Kos Populated places in Kos (regional unit)