Sgourokefali

Sgourokefali is a village in , , and has about 432 residents. Sgourokefali is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 432 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Sgourokefalion” and “Sgourokefálion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Monastery Agarathos.

Museum
Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.
The is a in village in the of , in . It is 20 km south of the town of and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". is situated 2½ km west of Sgourokefali.

Church
The Agarathos Monastery, officially the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali in the region of central , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Episkopi and Astraki.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, , . It is 15 km from . It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea. is situated 2½ km west of Sgourokefali.

Sgourokefali

Latitude
35.24259° or 35° 14′ 33″ north
Longitude
25.23666° or 25° 14′ 12″ east
Population
432
Elevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)
Open location code
8G7766VP+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 938780822
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
253941
Wiki­data ID
Q12884345
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Sgourokefali” goes by many names.
  • French: “Sgourokefáli”
  • German: “Sgourokefali”
  • Greek: “Σγουροκεφάλι Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Σγουροκεφάλι”
  • Russian: “Сгоурокефали”
  • Turkish: “Sgourokefali”

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