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Alfa

Alfa is a village in , , and has about 298 residents. Alfa is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Village with 298 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Álfas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Museum of ancient Eleutherna.

Museum
Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an on-site museum of in the archaeological park of Eleutherna, , and houses artifacts found in the nearby archaeological site of and the necropolis of Orthi Petra. as seen in the virtual tour of museum and the archaeological sites. is situated 4 km south of Alfa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margarites and Skouloufia.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Alfa.

Village
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is a village in the Municipality of Rethymno in the island of , . is situated 3 km southwest of Alfa.

Village
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, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in , , which lies 25 km southeast of in . Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida, the highest mountain in Crete. is situated 3½ km south of Alfa.

Alfa

Latitude
35.35909° or 35° 21′ 33″ north
Longitude
24.66962° or 24° 40′ 11″ east
Population
298
Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)
Open location code
8G769M59+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2509427747
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
265347
Wiki­data ID
Q19710261
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Alfa” goes by many names.
  • French: “Alfá”
  • German: “Alfa”
  • Greek: “Αλφά Ρεθύμνης”
  • Greek: “Αλφά Ρεθύμνου”
  • Greek: “Αλφά”
  • Russian: “Альфа”
  • Turkish: “Alfa”

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