Crete
Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and is the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea - after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. It is located between the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea, south of the Peloponnese.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zominthos and Skinakas.
Zominthos
Archaeological site
Zominthos is a small plateau in the northern foothills of Mount Ida, on the island of Crete. Zominthos is roughly 7.5 kilometers west of the village of Anogia, on the path from Knossos to Idaion Antron, the great sanctuary cave near the peak of Ida. Zominthos is situated 5 km north of Crete.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anogeia and Krousonas.
Anogeia
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anogeia is a village and capital of the homonymous municipality in prefecture of Rethimno at 512 m.
Krousonas
Village
Krousonas is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit. Krousonas is situated 8 km east of Crete.
Kato Asites
Village
Kato Asites is a medium-sized village in the heart of the Heraklion regional unit, Crete. It is part of the Gorgolainis municipal unit. It has a population of around 1,100 inhabitants. Kato Asites is situated 9 km east of Crete.
Crete
Latitude
35.2052° or 35° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
24.9031° or 24° 54′ 11″ eastPopulation
623,000Elevation
1,585 metres (5,200 feet)Open location code
8G766W43+36GeoNames ID
258763
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Crete” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إقريطش”
- Arabic: “كريت”
- Bulgarian: “Крит”
- Chinese: “克里特”
- Croatian: “Kreta”
- Czech: “Kréta”
- Danish: “Kreta”
- Dutch: “Kreta”
- Finnish: “Kreeta”
- French: “Crète”
- German: “Kreta”
- Greek: “Nísos Kríti”
- Greek: “Κρήτη”
- Hebrew: “כרתים”
- Hungarian: “Kréta”
- Icelandic: “Krít”
- Italian: “Creta”
- Japanese: “クレタ島”
- Korean: “크레타”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kreta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kreta”
- Norwegian: “Kreta”
- Polish: “Kreta”
- Russian: “Крит”
- Swedish: “Kreta”
- Turkish: “Girit Adası”
- Turkish: “Girit”
- Ukrainian: “Крит”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ayia Irini and Krousonas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mavro Lakki and Piperos.
Crete: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno, and Agios Nikolaos.
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