Vouloumenou
Vouloumenou is a mountain in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete and has an elevation of 2,256 metres. Vouloumenou is situated nearby to the village Kouroutes.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,256 metres
- Description: mountain in Faistos municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Timbamátoras” and “Timbanátoras”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ida and Idaean Cave.
Mount Ida
Peak
Mount Ida, known variously as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, and Ita, is the highest mountain on the island of Crete, with an elevation of 2,456 metres. It has the highest topographic prominence of any mountain in Greece.
Idaean Cave
Cave
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Around the beginning of 20th century, several scholars identified Psychro with Dikte, a name used by some ancient authors to refer to the location of Zeus's upbringing. Idaean Cave is situated 3½ km southeast of Vouloumenou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourfouras and Kamares.
Kamares
Village
Kamares is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos. Kamares is situated 8 km south of Vouloumenou.
Zoniana
Village
Zoniana is a town and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mylopotamos, of which it is a municipal unit. Zoniana is situated 9 km north of Vouloumenou.
Vouloumenou
Latitude
35.22234° or 35° 13′ 20″ north
Longitude
24.79709° or 24° 47′ 50″ east
Elevation
2,256 metres (7,402 feet)
Open location code
8G766QCW+WR
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Vouloumenou” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Воулоуменоу”
- Cebuano: “Vouloumenou”
- Dutch: “Vouloumenou”
- Swedish: “Vouloumenou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kouroutes and Lokhriá.
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Highlights include Agathias and Kousakas.
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