Mastichari | |
Name Local: | Μαστιχάρι |
Coordinates: | 36.8493°N 27.0764°W |
Periph: | South Aegean |
Periphunit: | Kos |
Municipality: | Kos |
Municunit: | Irakleides |
Community: | Antimacheia |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population: | 479 |
Mastichari (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαστιχάρι) is a fishing village and tourist resort on the island of Kos in Greece with a population of 479 (2021), situated 7 kilometers away from Kos International Airport.[1] The town has a port with boats regularly departing to the island of Kalymnos.[2] Mastihari has only been inhabited since 1933, when an earthquake struck a nearby village and the inhabitants had to migrate.[3]