Knossos
Knossos is an archaeological site and ancient urban centre in Crete, Greece. It is located within the southern periphery of Heraklion, about 5 km south of the city's historic centre.
- Tourist attraction
- …has 10 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (360 feet)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Description: ancient Minoan through Roman administrative center and city
- Also known as“Cnossus”“Knōsos”“Knossos Palace”“Mint of Cnossus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Throne Room and Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena.
Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, or simply, Heraklion… Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena is situated 3½ km north of Knossos.
Tower of Ambela
Tower of Ambela is a castle, which is situated 4 km southwest of Knossos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Irini Spilia and Skalani.
Knossos
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Latitude
35.29798° or 35° 17′ 53″ north
Longitude
25.16283° or 25° 9′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G7775X7+54
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Knossos” goes by many names.
KnossosAfrikaans
ክኖሦስAmharic
ΚνωσσόςAncient Greek (to 1453)
كنوسوسArabic
ԿնոսոսArmenian
CnososAsturian
KnosAzerbaijani
KnossAzerbaijani
CnossosBasque
KnossosBasque
КносBelarusian
КносBulgarian
КнососBulgarian
CnososCatalan
CnossosCatalan
CnossusCatalan
KnossosCatalan
KnosósCebuano
克纶索斯Chinese
克諾索斯Chinese
克诺索斯Chinese
克诺索斯宫Chinese
克诺索斯王宫Chinese
诺索斯Chinese
KnosCroatian
KnóssosCzech
KnossosDanish
CnossusDutch
KnossosDutch
كنوسوسEgyptian Arabic
KnosoEsperanto
KnossosEsperanto
KnossosEstonian
KnossosFinnish
CnososGalician
CnossosGalician
KnososGalician
KnossosGalician
კნოსოსიGeorgian
Ανάκτορο ΚνωσούGreek
Ανάκτορο της ΚνωσούGreek
ΚνωσόςGreek
קנוסוסHebrew
क्नोसोसHindi
KnósszoszHungarian
KnossosIcelandic
KnossosIndonesian
CnossoItalian
CnossusItalian
Palazzo di CnossoItalian
クノッススJapanese
クノッソスJapanese
КноссKazakh
크노소스Korean
CnossusLatin
Knosas pilsLatvian
KnossosLimburgan
Knoso rūmaiLithuanian
KnossosLow German
КнососMacedonian
KnossosMalay
KnossosNorwegian
KnossosNorwegian Bokmål
KnossosNorwegian Nynorsk
کنوسوسPersian
KnososPolish
KnossosPolish
Pałac w KnossosPolish
CnososRomanian
CnossosRomanian
KnossosRomanian
КноссRussian
Кносский дворецRussian
КноссосRussian
KnososSerbian
ΚνωσόςSerbian
КнососSerbian
KnososSerbo-Croatian
KnossosSerbo-Croatian
КнососSerbo-Croatian
KnososSlovak
KnóssosSlovak
KnososSlovenian
KnossosSwedish
CnososTagalog
CnossusTagalog
GnossusTagalog
KnososTagalog
KnossosTagalog
KnossusTagalog
KnosusTagalog
Кносс борынгы каласыTatar
CnossusThai
KnossosThai
KnossusThai
คนอสซอสThai
คนอสซัสThai
พระราชวังคนอสซอสThai
พระราชวังไมนอสThai
CnossusTurkish
KnossosTurkish
Археологічний заповідник КноссаUkrainian
КносUkrainian
КноссUkrainian
КноссіUkrainian
Кносскій палацUkrainian
КноссосUkrainian
کنوسوسUrdu
KnosUzbek
KnossosVietnamese
KnossosWaray (Philippines)
CnossosWelsh
KnossosWelsh
ՔնոսոսWestern Armenian
KnossosWestern Frisian
克诺索斯Wu Chinese
克諾索斯Yue Chinese
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