Embonas | |
Name Local: | Έμπωνας |
Type: | community |
Coordinates: | 36.2283°N 78.5°W |
Periph: | South Aegean |
Periphunit: | Rhodes |
Municipality: | Rhodes |
Municunit: | Attavyros |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Pop Community: | 1167 |
Embonas (Έμπωνας), sometimes transliterated Emponas, is a Greek mountain village, seat of the municipal unit of Attavyros, on the island of Rhodes, South Aegean region. In 2021 its population was 1,167; this includes the locality of Mandriko (Μανδρικό).
It is located halfway up the Attavyros, a gray rocky mountain of 1,215 m height. On the top is a temple of Zeus. The village is the centre of wine industry on Rhodes and attracts many tourist daytrips.