Messara Plain

The Messara Plain or simply Messara is an alluvial plain in southern , stretching about 50 km west-to-east and 7 km north-to-south, making it the largest plain in Crete.
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  • Plain
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (290 feet)
  • Description: plain in southern Crete, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Messára”
    “Pedhiás Mesarás”
    “Pediada Mesaras”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Platanos and Kastelli.
C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.
C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Messara Plain.
C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and a former municipality in the , , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Messara Plain.

Messara Plain

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Latitude
35.03637° or 35° 2′ 11″ north
Longitude
24.90928° or 24° 54′ 33″ east
Open location code
8G762WP5+GP
Geo­Names ID
257225
Wiki­data ID
Q1924039

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Messara Plain” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մեսարա”
  • Bulgarian: “Месара”
  • Cebuano: “Pediáda Mesarás”
  • Croatian: “Mesara”
  • Croatian: “Ravnica Mesara”
  • Czech: “Mesarská nížina”
  • Danish: “Messarasletten”
  • Dutch: “Messara Plain”
  • Esperanto: “Mesara ebenaĵo”
  • Finnish: “Messará”
  • French: “Mesara”
  • French: “Messara”
  • French: “Plaine de la Mesara”
  • French: “Plaine de la Messará”
  • German: “Messara-Ebene”
  • Greek: “Pediáda Mesarás”
  • Greek: “Μεσαρά Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Μεσαρά”
  • Greek: “Μεσσαρά Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Μεσσαρά”
  • Greek: “Πεδιάδα Μεσαράς”
  • Hebrew: “מישור מסרה”
  • Italian: “Messara”
  • Italian: “Pianura di Mesara”
  • Italian: “Pianura di Messara”
  • Japanese: “メサラ平野”
  • Japanese: “メッサラ平野”
  • Polish: “Dolina Mesara”
  • Polish: “Mesara”
  • Portuguese: “Messara”
  • Portuguese: “Planície de Messara”
  • Russian: “Месара”
  • Russian: “Мессара”
  • Russian: “Плато Месара”
  • Spanish: “Llanura de Mesará”
  • Spanish: “Mesará”
  • Swedish: “Pediáda Mesarás”
  • Turkish: “Messara Ovası”
  • Urdu: “میسارا میدان”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kapparianá and Peri.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Triconch of Mitropolis, Gortyn and The Great Basilica of Mitropolis, Gortyn.

Crete: Highlights

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