Samariá Gorge

The Samariá Gorge is a National Park of since 1962 on the island of – a major tourist attraction of the island – and a World's Biosphere Reserve.
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  • Type: Gorge with an elevation of 341 metres
  • Description: national park in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: Farangi Samarias”, “Samaria Gorge”, and “Samariá Gorge National Park

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Roumeli and Omalos.

is a coastal village in southwestern near the southern end of the Samaria Gorge. Typically hikers travel from Chania to Omalos via coach and then hike the gorge.

Hamlet
is a small village in western , in the Mousouroi unit of the . The Greek word Ομαλός means even, plain, regular, or smooth, referring to the plateau. is situated 8 km northwest of Samariá Gorge.

Samariá Gorge

Latitude
35.29078° or 35° 17′ 27″ north
Longitude
23.95882° or 23° 57′ 32″ east
Elevation
341 metres (1,119 feet)
Open location code
8G757XR5+8G
Geo­Names ID
254126
Wiki­data ID
Q1128366
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Samariá Gorge” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Սամարիա
  • Azerbaijani: Samaria Milli Parkı
  • Bashkir: Самария
  • Belarusian: Самарская шчыліна
  • Belarusian: Самарыя
  • Bulgarian: Самария
  • Catalan: Gorja de Samarià
  • Cebuano: Farángi Samariás
  • Chinese: 萨马利亚峡谷
  • Chinese: 薩馬利亞峽谷
  • Czech: Samaria
  • Danish: Samaria-kløften
  • Dutch: Nationaal park Samaria
  • Dutch: Samariakloof
  • Esperanto: Gorĝo de Samario
  • Finnish: Samarian laakso
  • Finnish: Samarian rotko
  • Finnish: Samarián rotko
  • French: gorges de Samaria
  • French: Gorges de Samaria
  • Galician: Parque Nacional de Samaria
  • German: Samaria Gorge
  • German: Samariá Gorge
  • German: Samaria-Nationalpark
  • German: Samaria-Schlucht
  • German: Samariá-Schlucht
  • German: Samaria
  • German: Samariaschlucht
  • Greek: Φαράγγι της Σαμαριάς
  • Hebrew: קניון סאמריה
  • Indonesian: Ngarai Samaria
  • Indonesian: Ngarai Samariá
  • Indonesian: Taman Nasional Ngarai Samariá
  • Italian: Gole di Samaria
  • Italian: Gole di Samariá
  • Italian: Gole di Samarià
  • Japanese: サマリア峡谷
  • Lithuanian: Samarijos tarpeklis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Samaria-kløften
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Samariá-kløften
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Samariakløften
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Samariákløften
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Samariaravinen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Samariáravinen
  • Norwegian: Samariaravinen
  • Persian: ژرف‌دره ساماریا
  • Polish: Park Narodowy Samaria
  • Polish: Park Narodowy Samarii
  • Polish: Samaria
  • Polish: Wąwóz Samaria
  • Polish: Wąwóz Samariá
  • Portuguese: Garganta de Samariá
  • Romanian: Cheile Samaria
  • Russian: Национальный парк Лефка-Ори
  • Russian: Самарийское ущелье
  • Russian: Самария
  • Russian: Ущелье Самарья
  • Serbian: Nacionalni park Samaria
  • Slovenian: Soteska Samariá
  • Spanish: Gargantas de Samaria
  • Spanish: Parque Nacional de Samaria
  • Spanish: Parque nacional Samaria
  • Swedish: Samariaravinen
  • Tatar: Самария тарлавыгы милли паркы
  • Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติซามาเรียกอร์จ
  • Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติสามาเรีย กอร์จ
  • Turkish: Samarya Kanyonu
  • Ukrainian: Національний парк Білі Гори
  • Ukrainian: Національний парк Лефка-Орі
  • Ukrainian: Національний парк Самарії
  • Ukrainian: Національний парк Самарія
  • Ukrainian: Самарійська ущелина
  • Ukrainian: Ущелина Самарія
  • Urdu: سامریا گھاٹی
  • Uzbek: Samariya (dara)
  • Uzbek: Samariya
  • Western Armenian: Սամարիա կիրճ (Կրետէ)
  • Western Armenian: Սամարիա կիրճ

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Localities in the Area

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