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title: Mount Athos
author: Horia Varlan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8626/mount-athos/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mount Athos
_Authored by Horia Varlan_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8626.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Mount Athos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mount_Athos/) in northeastern [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/), home of 20 monasteries, the first of which was built probably in the 9th century CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Varlan, H. (2018, April 16). Mount Athos. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Varlan, Horia. "Mount Athos." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 16, 2018. .
### MLA
Varlan, Horia. "Mount Athos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Apr 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4275823625/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4275823625/) by [**Horia Varlan**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4275823625/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 16 April 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.