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Knossos

Knossos is a Bronze Age archaeological site in . The site was a major centre of the Minoan civilization and is known for its association with the Greek myth of Theseus and the minotaur.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Minoan through Roman administrative center and city
  • Also known as: “Cnossus”, “Knōsos”, and “Knossos Palace”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Throne Room and Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena.

Ruins
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
The was a chamber built for ceremonial purposes during the 15th century BC inside the palatial complex of Knossos, , in . It is found at the heart of the Bronze Age palace of Knossos, one of the main centers of the Minoan civilization and is considered the oldest in .

Sports venue
Photo: Georgekok-Greece, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or simply, Heraklion Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the city of , on the island of , in Greece. is situated 3½ km north of Knossos.

Castle
Photo: Aroniotis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 4 km southwest of Knossos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Irini Spilia and Skalani.

Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Knossos.

Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on . is situated 3½ km northeast of Knossos.

Knossos

Latitude
35.29798° or 35° 17′ 53″ north
Longitude
25.16283° or 25° 9′ 46″ east
Population
10
Elevation
110 metres (361 feet)
Open location code
8G7775X7+54
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24258942
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
259628
Wiki­data ID
Q173527
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Knossos” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Knossos”
  • Amharic: “ክኖሦስ”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Κνωσσός”
  • Arabic: “كنوسوس”
  • Armenian: “Կնոսոս”
  • Asturian: “Cnosos”
  • Azerbaijani: “Knos”
  • Azerbaijani: “Knoss”
  • Basque: “Cnossos”
  • Basque: “Knossos”
  • Belarusian: “Кнос”
  • Bulgarian: “Кнос”
  • Bulgarian: “Кносос”
  • Catalan: “Cnosos”
  • Catalan: “Cnossos”
  • Catalan: “Cnossus”
  • Catalan: “Knossos”
  • Cebuano: “Knosós”
  • Chinese: “克纶索斯”
  • Chinese: “克诺索斯”
  • Chinese: “克诺索斯宫”
  • Chinese: “克诺索斯王宫”
  • Chinese: “克諾索斯”
  • Chinese: “诺索斯”
  • Croatian: “Knos”
  • Czech: “Knossos”
  • Czech: “Knóssos”
  • Danish: “Knossos”
  • Dutch: “Cnossus”
  • Dutch: “Knossos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنوسوس”
  • Esperanto: “Knoso”
  • Esperanto: “Knossos”
  • Estonian: “Knossos”
  • Finnish: “Knossos”
  • French: “Cnossos”
  • French: “Knossos”
  • French: “Palais de Cnossos”
  • Galician: “Cnosos”
  • Galician: “Cnossos”
  • Galician: “Knosos”
  • Galician: “Knossos”
  • Georgian: “კნოსოსი”
  • German: “Cnossus”
  • German: “Cnosus”
  • German: “Knosos”
  • German: “Knossos”
  • German: “Knossós”
  • German: “Palast von Knossos”
  • Greek: “Ανάκτορο Κνωσού”
  • Greek: “Ανάκτορο της Κνωσού”
  • Greek: “Κνωσός”
  • Hebrew: “קנוסוס”
  • Hindi: “क्नोसोस”
  • Hungarian: “Knósszosz”
  • Icelandic: “Knossos”
  • Indonesian: “Knossos”
  • Italian: “Cnosso”
  • Italian: “Cnossus”
  • Japanese: “クノッスス”
  • Japanese: “クノッソス”
  • Kazakh: “Кносс”
  • Korean: “크노소스”
  • Latin: “Cnossus”
  • Latvian: “Knosas pils”
  • Limburgan: “Knossos”
  • Lithuanian: “Knoso rūmai”
  • Macedonian: “Кносос”
  • Malay: “Knossos”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Knossos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Knossos”
  • Norwegian: “Knossos”
  • Persian: “کنوسوس”
  • Polish: “Knosos”
  • Polish: “Knossos”
  • Polish: “Pałac w Knossos”
  • Portuguese: “Cnossos”
  • Portuguese: “Cnossus”
  • Portuguese: “Gnossus”
  • Portuguese: “Knossos”
  • Portuguese: “Knossus”
  • Romanian: “Cnosos”
  • Romanian: “Cnossos”
  • Romanian: “Knossos”
  • Russian: “Кносс”
  • Russian: “Кносский дворец”
  • Russian: “Кноссос”
  • Serbian: “Knosos”
  • Serbian: “Κνωσός”
  • Serbian: “Кносос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Knosos”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Knossos”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Кносос”
  • Slovak: “Knosos”
  • Slovak: “Knossos”
  • Slovak: “Knóssos”
  • Slovenian: “Knosos”
  • Slovenian: “Knossos”
  • Spanish: “Cnosos”
  • Spanish: “Cnossos”
  • Spanish: “Gnosos”
  • Spanish: “Knosos”
  • Spanish: “Knósos”
  • Spanish: “Knossos”
  • Swedish: “Knossos”
  • Tagalog: “Cnosos”
  • Tagalog: “Cnossus”
  • Tagalog: “Gnossus”
  • Tagalog: “Knosos”
  • Tagalog: “Knossos”
  • Tagalog: “Knossus”
  • Tagalog: “Knosus”
  • Tatar: “Кносс борынгы каласы”
  • Thai: “Cnossus”
  • Thai: “Knossos”
  • Thai: “Knossus”
  • Thai: “คนอสซอส”
  • Thai: “คนอสซัส”
  • Thai: “คนอสซุส”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังคนอสซอส”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังไมนอส”
  • Turkish: “Cnossus”
  • Turkish: “Knossos”
  • Ukrainian: “Археологічний заповідник Кносса”
  • Ukrainian: “Кнос”
  • Ukrainian: “Кносс”
  • Ukrainian: “Кноссі”
  • Ukrainian: “Кносскій палац”
  • Ukrainian: “Кноссос”
  • Urdu: “کنوسوس”
  • Uzbek: “Knos”
  • Vietnamese: “Knossos”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Knossos”
  • Welsh: “Cnossos”
  • Welsh: “Knossos”
  • Western Armenian: “Քնոսոս”
  • Western Frisian: “Knossos”
  • Wu Chinese: “克诺索斯”
  • Yue Chinese: “克諾索斯”
  • “𐀒𐀜𐀰”

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