Kousakas

Kousakas is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 2,206 metres. Kousakas is situated nearby to the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Ida and Idaean Cave.

Peak
Photo: Jebulon, CC0.
, known variously as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, and Ita, is the highest mountain on the island of , with an elevation of 2,456 metres. It has the highest topographic prominence of any mountain in .

Cave
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in in the district of eastern . Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamares and Vorizia.

Village
is a village in south-central , . It is the location of the archaeological site of Cave, a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby .

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Kousakas.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Kousakas.

Kousakas

Latitude
35.21739° or 35° 13′ 3″ north
Longitude
24.80972° or 24° 48′ 35″ east
Elevation
2,206 metres (7,238 feet)
Open location code
8G766R85+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5139933649
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
258982
Wiki­data ID
Q25020741
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kousakas” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Koúsakas”
  • Dutch: “Koúsakas”
  • Greek: “Κούσακας”
  • Swedish: “Koúsakas”

Localities in the Area

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