Smari
Smari is a traditional small Cretan village, only 7 km away from the town of Kastelli and only 23 km. away from Heraklion, which is the capital of the island of Crete.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 328 residents
- Description: village in Greece
- Also known as: “Smarion” and “Smárion”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papoura Hill Circular Structure.
Papoura Hill Circular Structure
Archaeological site
The Papoura Hill Circular Structure is a large Minoan architectural ensemble dated to between 2000 and 1700 BCE, constructed of several concentric circles located at the highest point of Papoura hill, northwest of the town of Kastelli on the island of Crete, Greece. Papoura Hill Circular Structure is situated 3½ km south of Smari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galifa and Apostoli.
Galifa
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Galifa is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Smari.
Apostoli
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Apostoli is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Smari.
Koxari
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koxari is a village near Heraklion in Crete. It is in the municipal unit of Gouves. The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion. Koxari is situated 4½ km north of Smari.
Smari
- Category: locality
- Location: Minoa Pediada, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.2491° or 35° 14′ 57″ northLongitude
25.30651° or 25° 18′ 23″ eastPopulation
328Elevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)Open location code
8G7768X4+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1165405791OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
253508Wikidata ID
Q2294964
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Smari” goes by many names.
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