Palaiosouda
Palaiosouda, also known as Marati, is an islet located south of the town of Marati, close to Souda Bay in Crete. The islet is a popular diving location.- Type: Island
- Description: island off Chania, Greece
- Also known as: “Manati Island”, “Marathi”, “Maráthi”, “Nisida Palaia Souda”, “Nisis Pal Soudlha”, “Nisís Palaiá Soúdha”, “Nisís Palaiósoudha”, and “Paleo Suda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Minoa and Souda Fortress.
Minoa
Archaeological site
Minoa was a town on the north coast of ancient Crete on the Cisamun promontory. The site of Minoa is located near modern Marathi.
Souda Fortress
Castle
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Souda Fortress is a castle, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Palaiosouda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalami and Mouzouras.
Kalami
Hamlet
Photo: Nikolaos.basiliou, Public domain.
Kalami is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Palaiosouda.
Mouzouras
Village
Mouzouras is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrotiri, Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece. The community consists of the settlements Mouzouras, Agia Zoni, Galini and Kalorrouma. Mouzouras is situated 5 km northwest of Palaiosouda.
Kalyves
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalyves is a large village in Crete, Greece. It is the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi. Kalyves is situated 5 km south of Palaiosouda.
Palaiosouda
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Palaiosouda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بالايوسوذا”
- Arabic: “سودا القديمة”
- Dutch: “Palaiosouda”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بالايوسوذا”
- Finnish: “Palaiósouda”
- Greek: “Nisída Palaiá Soúda”
- Greek: “Nisída Palaiósouda”
- Greek: “Μαράθι”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Παλαιά Σούδα”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Παλαιόσουδα”
- Greek: “Παλαιοσούδα”
- Greek: “Παλαιόσουδα”
- Marathi: “पालईसोउदा”
- Marathi: “मराथी”
- Turkish: “Eskisuda”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marathi and Loutráki.
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Highlights include Kremastí and Ákra Próto.
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