Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania
Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania is a locality in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete and has about 26 residents. Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania is situated nearby to the locality Achladiakes, Chania, as well as near the hamlet Asfendiles.Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality with 26 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Azogyres”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Sotiros Christos.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa. Ancient Hyrtakina is situated 2½ km east of Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania.
Sotiros Christos
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sotiros Christos is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anydri and Prodromi.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi". Prodromi is situated 3½ km east of Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania.
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina. Temenia is situated 4 km northeast of Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania.
Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Azogyres Palaiochoras, Chania” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Azogyrés”
- Greek: “Azoyirés”
- Greek: “Αζογυρές Καντάνου - Σελίνου”
- Greek: “Αζογυρές Παλαιοχώρας Χανίων”
- Greek: “Αζογυρές Παλαιοχώρας”
- Greek: “Αζογυρές Χανίων”
- Greek: “Αζογυρές”
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