Crete

Crete is the largest of the islands and is the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea - after , , , and . It is located between the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea, south of the .
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  • Island
  • …has 623,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,585 metres (5,200 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Candia”
    “Kirid”
    “Krētē”
    “Kríti”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zominthos and Skinakas.
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is a small plateau in the northern foothills of Mount Ida, on the island of . is situated 5 km north of Crete.
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is a peak.
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anogeia and Krousonas.
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is a village and capital of the homonymous municipality in at 512 m.
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is a village and a former municipality in the , , . is situated 8 km east of Crete.
is a medium-sized village in the heart of the , . is situated 9 km east of Crete.

Crete

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Latitude
35.2052° or 35° 12′ 19″ north
Longitude
24.9031° or 24° 54′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G766W43+36
Geo­Names ID
258763

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”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Crete: Highlights

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