Lyktos
Lyktos was a city in ancient Crete. During the Classical and Roman periods, it was one of the major settlements on the island. Its ruins are located near the modern-day village of Lyttos in the municipality of Minoa Pediada, Heraklion Regional Unit.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 510 metres (1,673 feet)
- Description: city in ancient Crete
- Also known as“Lyctus”“Lyttos”“Lyttus”“Mint of Lyttus”
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Lyktos
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Latitude
35.20809° or 35° 12′ 29″ north
Longitude
25.36831° or 25° 22′ 6″ east
Open location code
8G776959+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Lyktos” goes by many names.
ЛитосBulgarian
LictosCatalan
利克圖斯Chinese
呂克托斯Chinese
LyktosDutch
ليكتوسEgyptian Arabic
XidhásGreek
XydásGreek
ΛύκτοςGreek
ΛύττοςGreek
ΞυδάςGreek
LyktosIndonesian
LittoItalian
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