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Itanos

Itanos is a former municipality in the Lasithi regional unit, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Siteia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 197.406 km 2. It ...

Kairatos

The Kairatos is a natural watercourse on the island of Crete in Greece. In the Minoan era, aqueducts diverted water to Kephala hill from spring water sources at Archanes, which springs are the headwaters of the Kairatos River, in fact, the Bronze ...

Kalydon (Elounda)

Kalydon is an uninhabited island area near to and belonging to Elounda, Crete, Greece. It is made up of the island of Spinalonga, the Peninsula Spinalonga and the island of Kolokythas along with other smaller islets. The term Kalydon is often app ...

Kalyvia, Heraklion

Kalyvia is a village in the Heraklion regional unit on southern Crete in Greece. The local area was important in the Minoan era, as manifested by the extensive ruins of nearby Phaistos, a major palatial settlement of the Bronze Age.

Kampanos

Kampanos is a community and a village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is the seat of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages: Maralia, pop. 22. (Maralia, поп. 22) Kampanos, po ...

Kampia, Chania

Kampia is a village close to Almirida on the north west coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is located in Apokoronas, Chania regional unit. Kampia is a small village with one street and a couple of tracks. There is no such service, but the s ...

Kapetaniana

Kapetaniana is a small village on the island of Crete in Greece. The village has approximately 80 inhabitants and is built on the slopes of Asterousia Mountains at an altitude of 750m, offering stunning views of the Libyan Sea and the Messara Plain.

Karga (island)

Karga, is an uninhabited islet close to the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is located in Souda Bay opposite the islets of Palaiosouda, Souda, and Leon. Administratively, it is within the municipality of Vamos, in Chania regional unit.

Karydi, Itanos

Karydi is a village on the island of Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit Itanos. It is 25 km from Sitia, 23 km from Palekastro and 600m above sea level. It is reached either by a road that passes through various mountain hamlets or by a new ...

Kastelli, Heraklion

Kastelli is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of ...

Katharo

Katharo is a plateau on the Dikti mountain on the island of Crete, in the regional unit of Lassithi. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. It is 16 km from Kritsa and 12 km from Mesa Lassithi. It is 4 km long, 1.5 km ...

Kato Asites

Kato Asites is a medium-sized village in the heart of the Heraklion regional unit, Crete. It is part of the Gorgolainis municipal unit. It has a population of around 1.100 inhabitants. It is situated 24 km southwest of Heraklion City. The village ...

Kato Symi

Kato Symi is a small historic village of Crete, in Heraklion regional unit, 31 km from Ierapetra and 74 km from Heraklion city. Today it belongs to Viannos municipality and borders the Ierapetra municipality. It lies about 780 m above sea level, ...

Mount Kedros

Mount Kedros, is a mountain on the island of Crete in Greece. It is located southwest of the Ida massif with which it forms the two flanks of the Amari Valley. Mount Kedros is conical-shaped and made of limestone. Its landscape abounds with canyo ...

Kephala

Kephala is a hill landform in northern Crete, Greece. This location was chosen by ancient settlers for the site of the Palace of Knossos, the footprint of the Neolithic settlement at Kephala Hill was actually larger than the Bronze Age Palace of ...

Kofinas

Kofinas is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortyn, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 144.768 km 2. Populat ...

Kotsifos Gorge

The Kotsifos Gorge is a gorge on the southern side of the western part of the island of Crete. It is situated west of the mountain of Kouroupa, north of the town of Plakias, and on the road between Sellia and Angouseliana. It is noted for the hig ...

Kouloukonas

Kouloukonas is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mylopotamos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.187 km 2. ...

Kourites

Kourites is a village and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amari, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 125.738 ...

Kournas, Chania

Kournas is a mountainous village of Municipality of Apokoronas, Chania, on the Greek island of Crete. It has a population of 500 citizens. It is located at 200 meters altitude and south-east of the mountain named Dafnomadara. Kournas is a fairly ...

Kouroupa

Kouroupa is a mountain in western Crete. Its summit is 984 metres above sea level. To the east of the mountain lies Kourtaliotiko Gorge. The summit, its telecoms masts and chapel are accessed by an unsurfaced road up from Atsipades village on the ...

Kourtaliotiko Gorge

The Kourtaliotiko Gorge, also known as the Asomatos Gorge, is a gorge on the southern side of the western part of the island of Crete. It is situated where the Kourtaliotiko River flows southwards between the mountains of Kouroupa and Xiron. The ...

Koutsounari

Koutsounari is a settlement in the municipality of Ierapetra, on the island of Crete. It lies 8 kilometers east of Ierapetra and has a beautiful beach named Long Beach.

Koutsouras

Koutsouras is a village in Lasithi regional unit, in Crete, Greece 22 kilometers east of Ierapetra. Its population is 818. It was the headquarters of the municipality of Makry Gialos and is the biggest village in the region. Key industries includ ...

Koxari

Koxari is a village near Iraklion in Crete. It is in the Municipality of Gouves. The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion.

Krousonas

Krousonas is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 65. ...

Kroustas

Kroustas is a small village close to Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located on a hill 520 m above the sea level. In the year 2001 the village had around 500 inhabitants. Crusts known for its views of the Bay of Mirabello. He ...

Kryonerida

Kryonerida is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 67.561 km 2. The ...

Lampi

Lampi is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agios Vasileios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 220.836 km 2. P ...

Lappa, Rethymno

Lappa is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rethymno, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 51.132 km 2. Populatio ...

Lazaretta

Lazaretta, also called Lazaretto, is an uninhabited island close to the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is located near the city of Chania and administratively, it is within the municipality of Chania, in Chania regional unit.

Lefki, Lasithi

Lefki is a former municipality in the Lasithi regional unit, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sitia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 152.303 km 2. Popu ...

Limnes

Limnes is a traditional Cretan small village in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains.

Lions Square

Eleftheriou Venizelou Square is a square in the city of Heraklion in Crete, named after the Cretan statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. It dates back to the Venetian era and is more commonly known as Lions Square or Leonton Square, after the Venetian ...

Malaxa Mountain

Malaxa Mountain is a mountain at Malaxa on the island of Crete in the country of Greece. This mountain feature is situated in northwestern coastal Crete in the vicinity of the city of Chania. Trypali limestone is a dominant rock of Malaxa Mountai ...

Malaxa, Crete

Malaxa is a village in the Chania regional unit on Crete in Greece. The 2011 census counted a population of 115 people in the village. In ancient times the Malaxa area was under the sphere of influence of the nearby powerful city of Kydonia. Mala ...

Males, Crete

Males is a historic village in the municipality of Ierapetra in Lasithi prefecture on Crete. It is situated 25 kilometers north-west of Ierapetra, 40 from Agios Nikolaos and 12 kilometers away from the sea. Together with nearby hamlets Hristos an ...

Maroulas

Maroulas is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. It is traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average cultural value.

Maza, Crete

Maza is a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It has 100 residents, and is in the municipal unit of Kryonerida. Its a tiny Church with interesting frescos next to the Taverna, where according to local legend, in ...

Messara Plain

The Messara Plain or simply Messara is an alluvial plain in southern Crete, stretching about 50 km west-to-east and 7 km north-to-south, making it the largest plain in Crete. On a hill at the West End are the ruins of the fest, closer to the midd ...

Miamou

Miamou is a mountain village and a community in Greece 60 km south of Heraklion, on the south of Crete. It belongs to the municipality of Gortyn. The village had a population of 96, the community, which includes the villages Lentas, Dyskos, Kroto ...

Minoa Pediada

Minoa Pediada is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Evangelismos. The municipality has an area of 398.206 km 2.

Moires

Moires is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 11.434. The municipal unit has an ...

Mount Tityros

Mount Tityros is a hill landform in western Crete in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Chania, Greece. In ancient times Mount Tityros was associated with the early Cretan city of Kydonia. Residents of the ancient city of Kydonia dedicated a ...

Mournies

Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.

Mourtzana

Mourtzana is a village in Greece situated on the Old National Road Rethymno - Heraklion. It belongs to the community of Garazo in the municipal unit of Kouloukonas in Crete. Mourtzana was built after the re-conquest of Crete by Nikiforos Foka fro ...

Mouzouras

Mouzouras is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrotiri, Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece. The community consists of the settlements Mouzouras, Agia Zoni, Galini and Kalorrouma.

Myli, Rethymno

Μyli is a part of the local community of Chromonastiri of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno. When discussing wash as we turn to the vill ...

Myriokefala

Myriokefala is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Lappa. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno.

Nea Alikarnassos

Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area o ...