Achlada
Achlada is a village and a community in the Cretan municipality of Malevizi, and belongs to the municipal unit of Gazi, in Heraklion regional unit. The inhabitants are shepherds and farmers who cultivate mostly fruits and vegetables in the surrounding hills and landscape, which are few kilometres from the sea shore.
- Village with about 230 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 300 metres (980 feet)
- …is also known as “Achlada, Crete”
- Description: village in Greece
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Achlada
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Latitude
35.39521° or 35° 23′ 43″ north
Longitude
24.9909° or 24° 59′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G769XWR+39
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place = village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Achlada” goes by many names.
ΑχλάδαGreek
Αχλάδα ΗρακλείουGreek
Δημοτικό διαμέρισμα Αχλάδας ΗρακλείουGreek
АхладаRussian
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