Vasiliki
Vasiliki is the name of a village in the municipality of Ierapetra, in the prefecture of Lasithi, on Crete, and the name of the nearby Minoan archeological site. The site took its name from the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 72 residents
- Description: village in Greece
- Also known as: “Vasiliki, Lasithi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gournia and Ha gorge.
Gournia
Photo: Lourakis, Public domain.
Gournia is the site of a Minoan palace complex in the Lasithi regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. Its modern name originated from the many stone troughs that are at the site and its original name for the site is unknown. Gournia is situated 3 km northwest of Vasiliki.
Ha gorge
Gorge
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ha Gorge is a narrow gorge, at the Monasteraki Dakos, on the eastern part of the island of Crete in Greece. It is located in the west slope of Thrypti mountain range, and exits east of Vasiliki village in the plain of Ierapetra. Ha gorge is situated 2½ km east of Vasiliki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pacheia Ammos and Episkopi.
Pacheia Ammos
Village
Photo: Max Ryazanov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pacheia Ammos is a village in the municipality of Ierapetra on the island of Crete in Greece. It is located on the north coast of the island, 15 km to the north of the city of Ierapetra, at the fork in the road that leads to Heraklion in the west and Sitia in the east. Pacheia Ammos is situated 2½ km north of Vasiliki.
Episkopi
Village
Episkopi is a village on the Greek island of Crete. Episkopi belongs to the community of Kato Chorio within the municipality of Ierapetra, Lasithi. It lies north of Ierapetra in the middle of the narrowest part of the island. Episkopi is situated 3½ km south of Vasiliki.
Agios Ioannis
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agios Ioannis is a village of Lasithi prefecture, in the municipality of Ierapetra, Crete, Greece. It lies 17 kilometers north-east of Ierapetra, 7 kilometers west of Schinokapsala, and 9 kilometers from the sea. Agios Ioannis is situated 5 km southeast of Vasiliki.
Vasiliki
Latitude
35.08641° or 35° 5′ 11″ northLongitude
25.80611° or 25° 48′ 22″ eastPopulation
72Elevation
84 metres (276 feet)Open location code
8G773RP4+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 7645942271OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
252203Wikidata ID
Q972795
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Vasiliki” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Василики”
- Catalan: “Vassilikí”
- Dutch: “Vasiliki, Lasithi”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤاسيليكى لاسيثى”
- Finnish: “Vasilikí”
- French: “Vasilikí”
- German: “Vasiliki”
- Greek: “Βασιλική Λασιθίου”
- Greek: “Βασιλική”
- Italian: “Vasiliki”
- Italian: “Vasilikī”
- Portuguese: “Vasilicí”
- Portuguese: “Vasiliki”
- Russian: “Василики”
- Spanish: “Vasiliki”
- Spanish: “Vasilikí”
- Turkish: “Vasiliki, Lasithi”
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