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Zoniana

Zoniana is a town and a former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of Sfendoni and Axus.

Cave
Photo: Vgargan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Archaeological site
or Axos, also Oaxus or Oaxos and Waxus or Waxos, was a city and polis of ancient Crete. According to Virgil, it was situated on a river; which, according to Vibius Sequester, gave its name to .

Monastery
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a monastery, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Zoniana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Axos and Agridia.

Village
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is a local community and a village in the municipality of , in . In 2011, the community had a population of 424 and the village had 385 residents. It contains remains of the ancient city of Oaxo or Axo.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Zoniana.

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and capital of the homonymous municipality in at 512 m.

Zoniana

Latitude
35.29505° or 35° 17′ 42″ north
Longitude
24.83178° or 24° 49′ 54″ east
Population
1,700
Elevation
623 metres (2,044 feet)
Open location code
8G767RWJ+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1879344870
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
251187
Wiki­data ID
Q219951
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Zoniana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زونيانا”
  • Cebuano: “Zonianá”
  • Dutch: “Zoniana”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “زونيانا”
  • Finnish: “Zonianá”
  • French: “Zonianá”
  • German: “Zoniana”
  • Greek: “Ζωνιανά Ρεθύμνης”
  • Greek: “Ζωνιανά”
  • Italian: “Zoniana”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zonianá”
  • Portuguese: “Zoniana”
  • Russian: “Зониана”
  • Swedish: “Zonianá”
  • Turkish: “Zoniana”
  • Western Armenian: “Զոնիանա”

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