Dafnes
Dafnes is a Southwestern suburb and community in the Heraklion regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is situated 18 km Southwest of Heraklion at an altitude of 320 meters on a ridge in the eastern foothills of the 2456 m Mt. Psiloritis immediately east of Greek National Road 97.
- Type: Village with 1,130 residents
- Description: village in Herakleion, Greece
- Also known as: “Daphnes”, “Dhafnaís”, and “Dhafnés”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paliani monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siva and Venerato.
Agios Myronas
Village
Agios Myronas is a village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece, named for Saint Myron of Crete. In 2021, its population was 569. Agios Myronas is built on two hills. Agios Myronas is situated 2½ km northwest of Dafnes.
Dafnes
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.21596° or 35° 12′ 58″ north
Longitude
25.05085° or 25° 3′ 3″ east
Population
1,130
Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)
Open location code
8G776382+98
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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From Arabic to Russian—“Dafnes” goes by many names.
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