Agies Paraskies
Agies Paraskies is a village in Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete and has about 864 residents. Agies Paraskies is situated nearby to the hamlet Kellia, as well as near the village Kalloni.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 864 residents
- Description: village in Iraklio, Greece
- Also known as: “Ayía Paraskeví”, “Ayiai Paraskiai”, “Ayiés Paraskiés”, and “Paraskiaís”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Castle of Meleses.
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
Museum
Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.
The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km south of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is situated 3 km north of Agies Paraskies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalloni and Peza.
Agies Paraskies
- Category: locality
- Location: Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.21034° or 35° 12′ 37″ northLongitude
25.20517° or 25° 12′ 19″ eastPopulation
864Elevation
365 metres (1,198 feet)Open location code
8G776664+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 1410404912OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
264258Wikidata ID
Q12872083
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Agies Paraskies” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Áyiai Paraskiaí”
- Finnish: “Ágies Paraskiés”
- French: “Agiés Paraskiés”
- French: “Ágies Paraskiés”
- French: “Saintes-Pénombres”
- German: “Agies Paraskies”
- Greek: “Άγιες Παρασκιές Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Άγιες Παρασκιές”
- Greek: “Δ.δ. Άγιων Παρασκιών Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Κελιά Ηρακλείου”
- Russian: “Агиес Параскиес”
- Swedish: “Áyiai Paraskiaí”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kellia and Agios Vasilios.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ΚΕΠ ΝΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΖΑΝΤΖΑΚΗ and Γήπεδο ποδοσφαίρου Αγίων Παρασκιών.
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