Makres
Makres is a village in Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete and has about 127 residents. Makres is situated nearby to the village Apomarma, Irakleio, as well as near the hamlet Panagia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 127 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Makrai”, “Mákrai”, “Mákrais”, “Mákres”, and “Makres, Heraklion”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nivritos and Gergeri.
Nivritos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nivritos is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Makres.
Gergeri
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gergeri is the seat of Rouvas municipal unit in Heraklion regional unit in the Greek island of Crete. The population was 1,345 in 2021. Gergeri's location is at a region called "Pano Riza" of Psiloreiti's, and in that region there are also the villages Panasos, Nivritos, Zaros, Vorizia and Kamares. Gergeri is situated 3 km northeast of Makres.
Ampelouzos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ampelouzos is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Makres.
Makres
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.10846° or 35° 6′ 31″ northLongitude
24.93286° or 24° 55′ 58″ eastPopulation
127Elevation
466 metres (1,529 feet)Open location code
8G764W5M+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 3635926840OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
257976Wikidata ID
Q21705630
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Makres” goes by many names.
- German: “Makres”
- Greek: “Μάκραι Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Μάκρες Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Μακρές”
- Russian: “Макрес”
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