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Roufas

Roufas is a village in , , and has about 82 residents. Roufas is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Village with 82 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Roufas, Irakleio”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Inscription (5th c. BC) and Basilica of Saint Titus.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Gortyn code was a legal code that was the codification of the civil law of the ancient Greek city-state of in southern . is situated 4 km southeast of Roufas.

Church
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km southeast of Roufas.

Ruins
Photo: Oltau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 4 km southeast of Roufas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kastelli and Ampelouzos.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Roufas.

Village
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is a village on the island of , , located 58 kilometres from , and is administratively part of the municipal unit of in the municipality of . is situated 3½ km west of Roufas.

Roufas

Latitude
35.07811° or 35° 4′ 41″ north
Longitude
24.90857° or 24° 54′ 31″ east
Population
82
Elevation
304 metres (997 feet)
Open location code
8G763WH5+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 937876081
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
254213
Wiki­data ID
Q971487
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Roufas” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Roufas”
  • French: “Roufás”
  • German: “Roufas”
  • Greek: “Ρουφάς Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Ρουφάς”
  • Russian: “Роуфас”
  • Turkish: “Roufas, Irakleio”

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