Kardamyla (Greek: Καρδάμυλα) is a municipality in the island and prefecture of Chios, Greece. It has a population of 2,921 as of 2001. Kardamyla is a village of Chios which is located on the coast of a small bay. The homes, shops and plateia of the village are on one side of the bay facing Agios Markos and cliffs which are located on the opposite side of the bay. On clear days, the island of Mytiline (Lesvos) can be seen in the distance beyond the bay enclosure. It is a short boat ride from the neighbouring island of Oinousses. Both Oinousses and Kardamyla are known as the home villages of Greek ship-owners. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect. ... Chios (Greek: , alternative transliterations Khios and Hios, see also List of traditional Greek place names; Ottoman Turkish: صاقيز Sakız; Genoese: Scio) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea five miles off the Turkish coasts. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... “Precipice” redirects here. ... Mytilene is the ancient capital of the Greek island of Lesvos or Lesbos. ... Lesbos (Λέσβος) is a prefecture of Greece, part of the periphery North Aegean. ... Coordinates 38°31′ N 26°13′ E Country Greece Periphery North Aegean Prefecture Chios Population 1,050 source (2001) Elevation 21 m Postal code 821 01 Area code 22710 Licence plate code ΧΙ Website oinousses. ...

Tourism

Sights in the village include "The V", a large white V painted on the cliffs facing the village. Origins and reason of existence are ambiguous. However, Kardamylitians are ruthlessly proud of it and many take on the challenge of cliff-climbing to it every year.

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