Kousakas
Kousakas is a peak in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete and has an elevation of 2,206 metres. Kousakas is situated nearby to the locality Nida‘ mountain plateau.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ida and Idaean Cave.
Mount Ida
Peak
Mount Ida, known variously as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, and Ita, is the highest mountain on the island of Crete, with an elevation of 2,456 metres. It has the highest topographic prominence of any mountain in Greece.
Idaean Cave
Cave
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Around the beginning of 20th century, several scholars identified Psychro with Dikte, a name used by some ancient authors to refer to the location of Zeus's upbringing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamares and Vorizia.
Kamares
Village
Kamares is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos.
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
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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
Explore places such as Nida‘ mountain plateau and Lochria.
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