Ierakas
Ierakas is a small village built along a natural fjord on the south east coast of Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Zarakas. Ierakas is famous for its port or limani, providing docks for yachts and boats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 76 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Gerakas”
- Postal code: 23068
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zarax.
Zarax
Archaeological site
Photo: DFJPOLITIS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zarax or Zarex was a town on the eastern coast of ancient Laconia, with a good harbour, situated upon a promontory, which is a projection of Mount Zarax. Zarax is situated 3½ km southeast of Ierakas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geraka Port and Kremmydi.
Geraka Port
Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Hadjidimitriou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Geraka Port is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Ierakas.
Palia Monemvasia
Hamlet
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palia Monemvasia is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km south of Ierakas.
Ierakas
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Monemvasia, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.80607° or 36° 48′ 22″ northLongitude
23.05585° or 23° 3′ 21″ eastPopulation
76Elevation
134 metres (440 feet)Open location code
8G85R344+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 352904700OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
261812Wikidata ID
Q15227950
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In Other Languages
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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 “Ierakas”. Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.