Avgeniki

Avgeniki is a village in Heraklion, Crete and has about 608 residents. Avgeniki is situated nearby to the hamlet Kerasia, as well as near the village Venerato.

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Type: Village with 608 residents
Description: village in Greece
Also known as: “Avgeniki, Irakleio”, “Avyeniki”, and “Avyenikí”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paliani monastery and Prinias.

Paliani monastery

Church

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Paliani monastery is a church.

Prinias

Archaeological site

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Prinias is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of Avgeniki.

Melissa fortress

Castle

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Melissa fortress is a castle, which is situated 3 km south of Avgeniki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venerato and Siva.

Venerato

Village

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Venerato is a village.

Siva

Village

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Siva is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Avgeniki.

Kato Asites is a medium-sized village in the heart of the Heraklion regional unit, Crete. It is part of the Gorgolainis municipal unit. It has a population of around 1,100 inhabitants. Kato Asites is situated 3 km northwest of Avgeniki.

Avgeniki

Category: locality
Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.18881° or 35° 11′ 20″ north

Longitude

25.02832° or 25° 1′ 42″ east

Population

608

Elevation

319 metres (1,047 feet)

Open location code

8G7752QH+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 738420301

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

264296

Wikidata ID

Q12181323

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Avgeniki” goes by many names.

Arabic: “أويينيكي، إراكليون”
Arabic: “أويينيكي”
Egyptian Arabic: “اويينيكى”
Finnish: “Avgenikí”
French: “Avgenikí”
French: “Eugenikí”
French: “Evienichi”
German: “Avgeniki”
Greek: “Αυγενική Ηρακλείου”
Greek: “Αυγενική”
Russian: “Авгеники”
Turkish: “Avgeniki, Irakleio”

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