Mastichari

Mastichari
Μαστιχάρι
Settlement
Mastichari
Coordinates: 36°50′57″N 27°04′35″E / 36.8493°N 27.0764°E / 36.8493; 27.0764
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitKos
MunicipalityKos
Municipal unitIrakleides
CommunityAntimacheia
Population
 (2021)
  Total
479
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mastichari (Greek: 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. The town has a port with boats regularly departing to the island of Kalymnos. Mastihari has only been inhabited since 1933, when an earthquake struck a nearby village and the inhabitants had to migrate.