Praso
Praso, also known as Prasonisi, is an islet close to the eastern coast of Crete, and south-west of the islet of Koursaroi, in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island off Kissamos, Greece
- Also known as: “Nisís Práso”, “Nisís Prassonísi”, “Prasonisi”, and “Prasonísion”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gramvousa and Pollyrinia.
Gramvousa
Village
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Gramvousa, also Grampousa, refers to two small uninhabited islands off the coast of a peninsula also known Gramvousa Peninsula in north-western Crete in the regional unit of Chania. Gramvousa is situated 4½ km east of Praso.
Pollyrinia
Village
Polyrrhenia or Polyrrenia, Polyrrhen or Polyrren or Polyren, or Pollyrrhenia or Pollyrrenia, or Polyrrenion or Polyrrhenium, was a town and polis in the northwest of ancient Crete, whose territory occupied the whole western extremity of the island, extending from north to south. Pollyrinia is situated 9 km east of Praso.
Praso
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Praso” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “براسو (كيساموس)”
- Arabic: “براسو”
- Cebuano: “Prasonísi”
- Dutch: “Praso”
- Greek: “Νησίς Πράσο”
- Greek: “Πρασονήσι”
- Swedish: “Prasonísi”
- Turkish: “Praso”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Praso”. Photo: Sergio Alvarez, CC BY-SA 2.0.