Petrokefali

Petrokefali is a village in , , and has about 790 residents. Petrokefali is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 790 residents
  • Description: village in Herakleion, Greece
  • Also known as: “Petrokefalion” and “Petrokefálion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Phaistos and Palace of Phaistos.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, is a Bronze Age archaeological site at modern , a municipality in south central . is situated 3 km northwest of Petrokefali.

Photo: Marsyas, CC BY 2.5.
is situated 3 km northwest of Petrokefali.

Square
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is a square, which is situated 3 km northwest of Petrokefali.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kouses and Sivas.

Village
Photo: Nuc, Public domain.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Petrokefali.

Village
Photo: Marouloharakas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Petrokefali.

Petrokefali

Latitude
35.02868° or 35° 1′ 43″ north
Longitude
24.83463° or 24° 50′ 5″ east
Population
790
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Open location code
8G762RHM+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1286205784
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
255404
Wiki­data ID
Q2493569
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Petrokefali” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Petrokefali”
  • Finnish: “Petrokefáli”
  • French: “Petrokefáli”
  • Greek: “Πετροκεφάλι Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Πετροκεφάλι”
  • Russian: “Петрокефали”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include πύργος τον Κουρμούλης and Μιχαλα Κουρμουλης.

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