Prinias
Prinias is an archaeological site in Crete that has revealed a seventh-century BCE temple with striking similarities to ancient Egyptian architecture, including an Egyptianised seated goddess.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prinias and Melissa fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Varvara and Panasos.
Prinias
Latitude
35.16052° or 35° 9′ 38″ north
Longitude
24.99326° or 24° 59′ 36″ east
Population
194
Elevation
608 metres (1,995 feet)
Open location code
8G765X6V+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Prinias” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Priniàs”
- Cebuano: “Priniás”
- Dutch: “Prinias”
- Egyptian Arabic: “پرينياس”
- Finnish: “Priniás”
- French: “Priniás”
- German: “Prinias”
- German: “Rhizenia”
- Greek: “Πρινιάς Αγίας Βαρβάρας”
- Greek: “Πρινιάς Γόρτυνας Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Πρινιάς Γόρτυνας”
- Greek: “Πρινιάς Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Πρινιάς Μαλεβιζίου”
- Greek: “Πρινιάς”
- Italian: “Prinia”
- Italian: “Prinià”
- Italian: “Prinias”
- Italian: “Priniàs”
- Italian: “Prinìas”
- Portuguese: “Priniás”
- Russian: “Приниас”
- Russian: “Приньяс”
- Sicilian: “Priniàs”
- Spanish: “Prinias”
- Spanish: “Priniás”
- Spanish: “Priniàs”
- Spanish: “Rizhenia”
- Swedish: “Priniás, Kreta”
- Swedish: “Priniás”
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