Vorion
Vorion is a hamlet in Siteia, Lasithi, Crete and has about 13 residents. Vorion is situated nearby to the village Papagianades, as well as near Sykia.- Type: Hamlet with 13 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Vori”, “Vóri”, “Voríon”, and “Vórroi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lithines and Chandras.
Praisos
Locality
Praesus or Praisos, also Prasus or Prasos, was a Greek city in ancient Crete. Strabo reports that it belonged to the Eteocretes, and contained the temple of the Dictaean Zeus, for Mount Dicte was in the territory of Praesus. Praisos is situated 4½ km northeast of Vorion.
Vorion
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Siteia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.09089° or 35° 5′ 27″ north
Longitude
26.06308° or 26° 3′ 47″ east
Population
13
Elevation
346 metres (1,135 feet)
Open location code
8G7833R7+96
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Vorion” goes by many names.
- German: “Vori”
- Greek: “Βορί Λασιθίου”
- Greek: “Βόρι”
- Greek: “Βορίον Λασιθίου”
- Greek: “Βόριον”
- Irish: “Vorion”
- Russian: “Вори”
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