Sfakía

Sfakía is an abandoned locality in , , . Sfakía is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minoan Villa of Zou.

Archaeological site
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Praisos and Piskokefalo.

Locality
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
Praesus or , also Prasus or Prasos, was a Greek city in ancient Crete. Strabo reports that it belonged to the Eteocretes, and contained the temple of the Dictaean Zeus, for Mount Dicte was in the territory of Praesus.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Sfakía.

Village
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Sfakía.

Sfakía

Latitude
35.13903° or 35° 8′ 21″ north
Longitude
26.09783° or 26° 5′ 52″ east
Elevation
348 metres (1,142 feet)
Open location code
8G7843QX+J4
Geo­Names ID
253973
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Sfakía” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Σφακία”

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