Lagos
Lagos is a hamlet in Minoa Pediada, Heraklion, Crete and has about 25 residents. Lagos is situated nearby to the village Smari, as well as near Kalo Chorio.- Type: Hamlet with 25 residents
- Description: human settlement in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Lagós” and “Lagos, Herakleion”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papoura Hill Circular Structure.
Papoura Hill Circular Structure
Archaeological site
The Papoura Hill Circular Structure is a large Minoan architectural ensemble dated to between 2000 and 1700 BCE, constructed of several concentric circles located at the highest point of Papoura hill, northwest of the town of Kastelli on the island of Crete, Greece. Papoura Hill Circular Structure is situated 4 km south of Lagos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smari and Kalo Chorio.
Smari
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smari is a traditional small Cretan village, only 7 km away from the town of Kastelli and only 23 km. away from Heraklion, which is the capital of the island of Crete. Smari is situated 2½ km west of Lagos.
Kalo Chorio
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalo Chorio is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Lagos.
Bizzariano
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bizzariano is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Lagos.
Lagos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Minoa Pediada, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.25181° or 35° 15′ 7″ northLongitude
25.33531° or 25° 20′ 7″ eastPopulation
25Elevation
381 metres (1,250 feet)Open location code
8G77782P+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3554671097OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
258707Wikidata ID
Q21705595
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Lagos” goes by many names.
- German: “Lagos”
- Greek: “Λαγός Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Λαγός”
- Russian: “Лагос”
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