Akrotiri

Akrotiri is a peninsula and former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.
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  • Peninsula
  • …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (500 feet)
  • Description: peninsula east of Chania city, Crete, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Akrotiíri Peninsula”
    “Akrotiri, Crete”
    “Chersonisos Akrotiri”
    “Khersónisos Akrotíri”
    “Khersónisos Akrotirion”
    “Kiamon”
    “Kyamon Promontory”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Agia Triada Monastery and Chania International Airport.
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Monastery
The , also known as the Monastery…
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Aerodrome
"Daskalogiannis"… is situated 3 km southeast of Akrotiri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mouzouras and Stavros.
Village
is a village and a community in the… is situated 2½ km southeast of Akrotiri.
Roton Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town
is a and beach in the… is situated 5 km northwest of Akrotiri.
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Town
is a village in , , part… is situated 5 km west of Akrotiri.

Akrotiri

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Latitude
35.55347° or 35° 33′ 13″ north
Longitude
24.1328° or 24° 7′ 58″ east
Open location code
8G76H43M+94
Geo­Names ID
265398
Wiki­data ID
Q421226

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Akrotiri” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ակրոտիրի (Կրետե)”
  • Armenian: “Ակրոտիրի”
  • Belarusian: “Акратыры”
  • Catalan: “Akrotiri (Creta)”
  • Catalan: “Akrotiri”
  • Finnish: “Akrotíri”
  • French: “Akrotíri”
  • German: “Akrotiri”
  • Greek: “Chersónisos Akrotíri”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήρι Κρήτης”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήρι Χανίων”
  • Greek: “Χερσόνησος Ακρωτήρι”
  • Italian: “Akrotiri”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Akrotíri på Kreta”
  • Portuguese: “Acrotíri (Creta)”
  • Portuguese: “Acrotíri”
  • Portuguese: “Akrotíri (Creta)”
  • Russian: “Акротири (Крит)”
  • Russian: “Акротири”
  • Swedish: “Akrotiri, Kreta”
  • Swedish: “Akrotiri”
  • Turkish: “Akrotiri Yarımadası”
  • Turkish: “Akrotiri”
  • Ukrainian: “Акротирі”
  • Urdu: “اکروتیری، کریٹ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Káravos and Spílaion.

Crete: Highlights

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