Loukia
Loukia is a village in Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete and has about 149 residents. Loukia is situated nearby to the village Fournofarago, as well as near the hamlet Koumasa.- Type: Village with 149 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Loukia, Heraklion”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Koumasa.
Koumasa
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koumasa is a Minoan archaeological site in southern Crete, best known for its large prepalatial cemetery. It is located between the villages of Loukia and Koumasa, at the southern edge of the Mesara Plain and near the foothills of the Asterousia Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fournofarago and Stavies.
Stavies
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stavies is a small village in the southern part of Crete, Greece. This village is built at a height of 240 m above sea-level, on the south edge of the valley of Messara and is mentioned in the Archives of Chandax in 1370.
Vasiliki
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vasiliki is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km west of Loukia.
Loukia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.98912° or 34° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
25.0195° or 25° 1′ 10″ eastPopulation
149Elevation
359 metres (1,178 feet)Open location code
8G67X2Q9+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 732465349OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
258111Wikidata ID
Q21705317
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Loukia” goes by many names.
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