Suda Islet
Souda is an islet in Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete. In ancient times this islet was one of two islets that were referred to as Leukai. The second islet is known today as Leon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: islet near Chania, Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Lazaretta”, “Levkaí”, “Nisi Souda”, “Nisís Soúdha”, “Souda”, and “Soúdha Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Souda Fortress and Aptera.
Aptera
Archaeological site
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aptera or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western Crete, a kilometre inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 km east of the city of Chania in the municipality of Chania. Aptera is situated 3 km south of Suda Islet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalami and Kalyves.
Kalyves
Village
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Kalyves is a large village in Crete, Greece. It is the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi. Kalyves is situated 4½ km southeast of Suda Islet.
Mouzouras
Village
Mouzouras is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrotiri, Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece. The community consists of the settlements Mouzouras, Agia Zoni, Galini and Kalorrouma. Mouzouras is situated 6 km north of Suda Islet.
Suda Islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Suda Islet” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سودا (جزيرة)”
- Arabic: “سودا”
- Armenian: “Սուդա”
- Azerbaijani: “Suda adası”
- Catalan: “Suda”
- Cebuano: “Nisí Soúda”
- Chinese: “苏达岛”
- Dutch: “Souda”
- Finnish: “Soúda”
- French: “Soúda”
- Galician: “Souda, Grecia”
- German: “Souda”
- Greek: “Nisí Soúda”
- Greek: “Νησί Σούδα”
- Greek: “νήσος Σούδα”
- Greek: “Σούδα”
- Italian: “La Suda”
- Italian: “Suda”
- Japanese: “ソウダ島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Souda”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Soúda”
- Portuguese: “Souda (ilha)”
- Portuguese: “Suda”
- Russian: “Суда”
- Swedish: “Nisí Soúda”
- Turkish: “Suda”
- Ukrainian: “Суда”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Loutráki and Kalámion.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Suda Island Light and Nisída Léon.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Suda Islet”. Photo: Erik Przekop, CC BY-SA 2.0.