Omalos
Omalos is a small village in western Crete, in the Mousouroi unit of the Chania region. The Greek word Ομαλός means even, plain, regular, or smooth, referring to the plateau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 22 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Postal code: 73005
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prases and Agia Eirini.
Prases
Village
Photo: Roton Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prases is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Omalos.
Agia Eirini
Hamlet
Agia Eirini is a small community in Western Crete, population 58. It lies in the Chania regional unit which constitutes the western part of Crete. It is in the municipality of Kantanos-Selino, which forms the southwest part of the region, specifically the East Selino unit, and the community of Epanochori. Agia Eirini is situated 7 km west of Omalos.
Lakkoi
Village
Photo: Aymatth2, Public domain.
Lakkoi, commonly spelled Lakki on road signs and maps, is a village on the Greek island of Crete in the foothills of the Lefka Ori. The village is situated on the road between Chania and the plateau of Omalos which leads to the Samaria Gorge. Lakkoi is situated 7 km northeast of Omalos.
Omalos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Platanias, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.34388° or 35° 20′ 38″ northLongitude
23.90454° or 23° 54′ 16″ eastPopulation
22Elevation
1,041 metres (3,415 feet)Open location code
8G758WV3+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 1329618373OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
256303Wikidata ID
Q12882293
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