Maza
Maza is a village in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete. Maza is situated nearby to the hamlet Pappadiana, as well as near the village Rodovani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Ancient Elyros.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa.
Ancient Elyros
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elyrus or Elyros was a town of ancient Crete, which the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax places between Cydonia and Lissus. It had a harbour, Syia, situated on the south coast of the island, 60 stadia west of Poecilassus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rodovani and Temenia.
Rodovani
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rodovani is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Rodovani is located the ancient city of Elyros.
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi". Prodromi is situated 3 km south of Maza.
Maza
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.28955° or 35° 17′ 22″ northLongitude
23.76911° or 23° 46′ 9″ eastElevation
631 metres (2,070 feet)Open location code
8G757QQ9+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 305073410OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
257472
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