Schinokapsala
Schinokapsala is a community and a small village in Lasithi on Crete. It is situated 21 kilometers north-east from Ierapetra and 6 km from the sea. Since 2011 it belongs to the Ierapetra municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 87 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Shinokapsala”, “Skhinokápsala”, and “Skhoinokápsala”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Agia Fotia.
Agia Fotia
Beach
Agia Fotia is a settlement on Crete in the prefecture of Lasithi. It is situated ~14 km east of Ierapetra and is known for the Agia Fotia beach and the Church of Agia Foteini. Agia Fotia is situated 3½ km south of Schinokapsala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Fotia Ierapetras and Agios Ioannis.
Agia Fotia Ierapetras
Hamlet
Agia Fotia is a settlement on Crete in the prefecture of Lasithi. It is situated ~14 km east of Ierapetra and is known for the Agia Fotia beach and the Church of Agia Foteini. Agia Fotia Ierapetras is situated 3½ km south of Schinokapsala.
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 3½ km west of Schinokapsala.
Oreino
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oreino is a small village in Lasithi regional unit on Crete, Greece. It is situated 28 kilometers northeast of Ierapetra and lies 10 kilometers from the Cretan south coast. Oreino is situated 4 km northeast of Schinokapsala.
Schinokapsala
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.05392° or 35° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
25.88485° or 25° 53′ 6″ eastPopulation
87Elevation
396 metres (1,299 feet)Open location code
8G773V3M+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 271672954OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
253671Wikidata ID
Q7431476
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Schinokapsala” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غاليني”
- Dutch: “Schinokapsala”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جالينى”
- French: “Schinokápsala”
- German: “Schinokapsala”
- Greek: “Σχινοκάψαλα Λασιθίου”
- Greek: “Σχινοκάψαλα”
- Greek: “Σχοινοκάψαλα Λασιθίου”
- Irish: “Schinokapsala”
- Russian: “Схинокапсала”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Κοινότης Σχικοκαψάλων and Ἁγία Παρασκευή.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Schinokapsala”. Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.