Argoules
Argoules is a semi-mountainous hamlet in Sfakia municipality on the island of Crete, Greece. It is the easternmost settlement of the Chania regional unit, located at a distance of about 85 km from the city of Chania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 64 residents
- Description: village in Chania, Greece
- Also known as: “Argoules, Chania”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frangokastello and Kallikratis.
Frangokastello
Village
Kallikratis
Hamlet
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kallikratis is a small village belonging to the municipality of Sfakia, in southwest Crete, Greece. According to tradition, it was named after the admiral Manoussos Kallikratis, who in March 1453 led a campaign to reinforce the defense of Constantinople with 5 ships and 1500 Cretan volunteers. Kallikratis is situated 6 km north of Argoules.
Myriokefala
Village
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Myriokefala is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Lappa. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno. Myriokefala is situated 7 km north of Argoules.
Argoules
Latitude
35.19755° or 35° 11′ 51″ northLongitude
24.28028° or 24° 16′ 49″ eastPopulation
64Elevation
136 metres (446 feet)Open location code
8G7657XJ+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 355587835OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
264665Wikidata ID
Q4789721
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