Kellia
Kellia is a hamlet in Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete and has about 73 residents. Kellia is situated nearby to the village Agies Paraskies, as well as near Astraki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 73 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Kelia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Castle of Meleses.
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
Museum
Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.
The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km south of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ".
Castle of Meleses
Castle
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Meleses is situated 2½ km south of Kellia.
Monastery Agarathos
Church
The Agarathos Monastery, officially the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali in the Heraklion region of central Crete, Greece. Monastery Agarathos is situated 3½ km east of Kellia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agies Paraskies and Astraki.
Kellia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.21594° or 35° 12′ 57″ northLongitude
25.21173° or 25° 12′ 42″ eastPopulation
73Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)Open location code
8G776686+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1410404911OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6691756Wikidata ID
Q21695677
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Kellia” goes by many names.
- French: “Kelliá (Héraklion)”
- French: “Kelliá”
- German: “Kellia”
- Greek: “Κελιά Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Κελλιά Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Κελλιά”
- Irish: “Kellia”
- Russian: “Келлиа/Келия”
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