Kandila
Kandila is a hamlet in Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete and has about 28 residents. Kandila is situated nearby to the hamlet Vasiliki, as well as near Vasilika Anogia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 28 residents
- Description: human settlement in Heraklion, Greece
- Also known as: “Kandhila” and “Kandhíla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Koumasa.
Koumasa
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koumasa is a Minoan archaeological site in southern Crete, best known for its large prepalatial cemetery. It is located between the villages of Loukia and Koumasa, at the southern edge of the Mesara Plain and near the foothills of the Asterousia Mountains. Koumasa is situated 2½ km east of Kandila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vasiliki and Flathiakes.
Flathiakes
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flathiakes is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kandila.
Vagionia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vagionia is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Kandila.
Kandila
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.98929° or 34° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
24.98414° or 24° 59′ 3″ eastPopulation
28Elevation
289 metres (948 feet)Open location code
8G66XXQM+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5212363993OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
261152Wikidata ID
Q21705319
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Kandila” goes by many names.
- French: “Kandíla (Héraklion)”
- French: “Kandíla”
- German: “Kandila”
- Greek: “Κανδήλα Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Κανδήλα”
- Irish: “Kandila”
- Russian: “Кандила”
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