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Polithea

Polithea is a village in , , and has about 272 residents. Polithea is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the quarter .
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  • Type: Village with 272 residents
  • Description: village in Herakleion, Greece
  • Also known as: “Pigaidouri”, “Polithéa”, and “Polythea”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyktos and Kasteli Air Base.

Archaeological site
was a city in ancient . During the Classical and Roman periods, it was one of the major settlements on the island. Its ruins are located near the modern-day village of Lyttos in the municipality of , .

Aerodrome
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasteli International Airport — also known as the New International Airport of Heraklion, Crete — is an under construction on the Greek island of . is situated 2½ km southwest of Polithea.

Archaeological site
The is a large Minoan architectural ensemble dated to between 2000 and 1700 BCE, constructed of several concentric circles located at the highest point of Papoura hill, northwest of the town of on the island of , Greece.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kastelli and Lyttοs.

Village
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, often called Pediadas to differentiate it from is a village and a former municipality in the , , .

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Polithea

Latitude
35.21067° or 35° 12′ 38″ north
Longitude
25.34361° or 25° 20′ 37″ east
Population
272
Elevation
361 metres (1,184 feet)
Open location code
8G77686V+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1163678930
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
254903
Wiki­data ID
Q16322922
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Polithea” goes by many names.
  • French: “Polythéa”
  • German: “Polithea”
  • Greek: “Πηγαϊδούρι”
  • Greek: “Πολυθέα Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Πολυθέα”
  • Russian: “Политэа”

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