Embonas ( gr, Έμπωνας), sometimes transliterated Emponas, is a
Greek mountain village, seat of the municipal unit of
Attavyros, on the island of
Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...
,
South Aegean region. In 2011 its population was 1,242; 1,061 in the village proper and 181 in 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
Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=Genitive case, genitive Aeolic Greek, Boeotian Aeolic and Doric Greek#Laconian, Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=Genitive case, genitive el, Δίας, ''D ...
. The village is the centre of wine industry on
Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...
and attracts many tourist daytrips.
References
External links
Pictures of Mount Attavyros
Populated places in Rhodes
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