Place:Kariaí, Mount Athos, Greece

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NameKariaí
Alt namesKaryaisource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 463
Karyessource: BHA, Authority file (2003-)
TypeCity or Town
Coordinates40.25°N 24.25°E
Located inMount Athos, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Karyes is a settlement in Mount Athos of the Athonite monastic community. The 2011 Greek census reported a population of 163 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Mount Athos.

The major church at Karyes is the Protaton, which is the church of the Protos, or president of the monastic community. The famed Axion Estin icon is kept at the Protaton.

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