Avrakondes

Avrakondes is a village in , , and has about 170 residents and an elevation of 846 metres. Avrakondes is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Village with 170 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Avrakónde”, “Avrakóndhe”, and “Avrakontes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lasithi Plateau and Dhiktean Cave.

Photo: SunTW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a high endorheic plateau, located in the regional unit in eastern , . Since the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, it is a municipality whose seat is Tzermiado and the second biggest village is .

Cave
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in in the district of eastern . Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus. is situated 3 km west of Avrakondes.

Residential area
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Agios Georgios is a village in the in the island of , and also a municipal unit. Agios Georgios lies at an altitude of 840 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Psichro and Tzermiado.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Avrakondes.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Avrakondes.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Avrakondes.

Avrakondes

Latitude
35.1608° or 35° 9′ 39″ north
Longitude
25.47961° or 25° 28′ 47″ east
Population
170
Elevation
846 metres (2,776 feet)
Open location code
8G775F6H+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 418113522
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
264302
Wiki­data ID
Q15889450
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Avrakondes” goes by many names.
  • French: “Avrakóndes”
  • French: “Avrakóntes”
  • German: “Avrakondes”
  • Greek: “Αβρακόντες Λασιθίου”
  • Greek: “Αβρακόντες”
  • Russian: “Авракондес”
  • Turkish: “Avrakondes”

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