Trafos
Trafos is an islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan sea. The islet is in a bay between the capes of Lithino and Kefalas, at Kommos, and close to Gortyn which was the ancient capital of Crete.- Type: Island
- Description: island of Greece
- Also known as: “Nisida Trafos”, “Nisís Tráfo”, “Nisís Tráfos”, “Trafonísi”, and “Trapho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lasaea.
Lasaea
Archaeological site
Lasaea or Lasaia was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as the Lisia of the Peutinger Table, 16 M.P. to the east of Gortyna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kali Limenes and Antiskari.
Kali Limenes
Hamlet
Kaloi Limenes or Kali Limenes is a village and port in the Heraklion regional unit, southern Crete, in Greece, located 70km south-west of the city of Heraklion.
Antiskari
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antiskari is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Trafos.
Pombia
Village
Photo: Marouloharakas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pombia is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Trafos.
Trafos
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Trafos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ترافوس”
- Cebuano: “Nisída Tráfos”
- Dutch: “Trafos”
- Finnish: “Tráfos”
- Greek: “Nisída Tráfos”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Τράφος”
- Swedish: “Nisída Tráfos”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chrysóstomos and Kaloí Liménes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaloi Limenes and St. Paul Islet.
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