Crete
Heraklion
Archanes-Asterousia

Kalyvia

Kalyvia is a in the on southern in . The local area was important in the Minoan era, as manifested by the extensive ruins of nearby , a major palatial settlement of the Bronze Age.
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  • Type: Village with 153 residents
  • Description: village in Asterousia, Heraklion, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kalíva”, “Kalivia”, “Kalívia”, and “Kalyvia, Heraklion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Priansus.

Archaeological site
or Priansos, also Pransus or Pransos, was a town and polis in ancient Crete. is situated 3½ km southeast of Kalyvia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drapeti and Garipa.

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

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

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Kalyvia.

Kalyvia

Latitude
35.05831° or 35° 3′ 30″ north
Longitude
25.22725° or 25° 13′ 38″ east
Population
153
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Open location code
8G77365G+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1879344825
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
261486
Wiki­data ID
Q6355063
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Kalyvia” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاليڤيا”
  • French: “Kalývia (Héraklion)”
  • French: “Kalývia”
  • German: “Kalivia”
  • Greek: “Καλύβια Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Καλύβια Μονοφατσίου Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Καλύβια”
  • Russian: “Каливья”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Εισόδειων Θεοτόκου and Μεταμόρφωση Σωτήρος.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kalyvia”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.