Magoulas
Magoulas is a hamlet in Oropedio Lasithiou, Lasithi, Crete and has about 80 residents and an elevation of 871 metres. Magoulas is situated nearby to the village Psichro, as well as near Kaminaki.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lasithi Plateau and Dhiktean Cave.
Lasithi Plateau
Photo: SunTW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lasithi Plateau is a high endorheic plateau, located in the Lasithi regional unit in eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, it is a municipality whose seat is Tzermiado and the second biggest village is Agios Georgios.
Dhiktean Cave
Cave
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Around the beginning of 20th century, several scholars identified Psychro with Dikte, a name used by some ancient authors to refer to the location of Zeus's upbringing.
Agio Pnevma church, Limnakaro
Church
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agio Pnevma church, Limnakaro is situated 3 km southeast of Magoulas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Psichro and Avrakondes.
Agios Georgios
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agios Georgios is a village in the Lasithi Plateau in the island of Crete, and also a municipal unit. Agios Georgios lies at an altitude of 840 metres. Agios Georgios is situated 2½ km east of Magoulas.
Magoulas
- Type: Hamlet with 80 residents
- Also known as: “Magoulá” and “Magoulás”
- Category: locality
- Location: Oropedio Lasithiou, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.1608° or 35° 9′ 39″ northLongitude
25.4566° or 25° 27′ 24″ eastPopulation
80Elevation
871 metres (2,858 feet)Open location code
8G775F64+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 266912376OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
258001
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Magoulas” goes by many names.
- German: “Magoulas”
- Greek: “Μαγουλάς”
- Russian: “Магоулас”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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