Moires
Moires is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit.- Village with about 6,740 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (300 feet)
- Description: town in Herakleion, Crete, Greece
- Also known as“Mires”“Moírai”“Moírais”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galia and Kastelli.
Kastelli
Village
Kastelli is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Moires.
Petrokefali
Village
Petrokefali is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Moires.
Moires
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Latitude
35.05182° or 35° 3′ 7″ north
Longitude
24.87278° or 24° 52′ 22″ east
Open location code
8G763V2F+P4
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Moires” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مويري، إراكليون”
- Arabic: “مويري”
- Cebuano: “Moíres”
- Chinese: “米雷斯”
- Dutch: “Mires”
- Dutch: “Moires”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مويرى”
- Finnish: “Moíres”
- French: “Míres”
- German: “Mires”
- German: “Moires”
- Greek: “Μοίραι”
- Greek: “Μοίρες Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Μοίρες”
- Irish: “Moires”
- Italian: “Mires”
- Italian: “Moires”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Míres”
- Russian: “Мире”
- Serbian: “Mojres”
- Serbian: “Мојрес”
- Swedish: “Moíres”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Πλατιά Αγοράς and city hall.
Heraklion: Highlights
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