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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Prinias and Melissa fortress.
Melissa fortress
Castle
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melissa fortress is a castle, which is situated 4 km east of Prinias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Varvara and Panasos.
Agia Varvara
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agia Varvara is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Prinias.
Panasos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Panasos is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Prinias.
Megali Vrisi
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Megali Vrisi is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Prinias.
Prinias
Latitude
35.16052° or 35° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
24.99326° or 24° 59′ 36″ eastPopulation
194Elevation
608 metres (1,995 feet)Open location code
8G765X6V+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 738420302OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
254683Wikidata ID
Q1779828
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Satellite Map
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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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