Kounavi

Kounavi is a village in , , and has about 803 residents. Kounavi is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 803 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Kounavoi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Nekropole of Phourni.

Museum
Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.
The is a in village in the of , in . It is 20 km south of the town of and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ".

Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phourni is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in , established in 2400 BC and lasted until 1200 BC. Phourni is Greek for "furnace, oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located. is situated 2½ km west of Kounavi.

Museum
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katalagari and Peza.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, , . It is 15 km from . It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea.

Kounavi

Latitude
35.23641° or 35° 14′ 11″ north
Longitude
25.18484° or 25° 11′ 5″ east
Population
803
Elevation
337 metres (1,106 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR GAM
Open location code
8G7765PM+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1161019740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
259059
Wiki­data ID
Q16322803
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Turkish—“Kounavi” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Kounávoi”
  • French: “Conave”
  • French: “Cunagus”
  • French: “Cunavo”
  • French: “Kounávi”
  • French: “Scovavi”
  • German: “Kounavi”
  • Greek: “Κουνάβοι Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Κουνάβοι”
  • Russian: “Коунави”
  • Turkish: “Kounavi”

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