Nida Plateau
The Nida Plateau, is a plateau in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete in Greece. It lies between the east and west peaks of Mount Ida, at an altitude of 1,400 meters and approximately 22 km from the village of Anogeia.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Idaean Cave and Kamares Cave.
Idaean Cave
Cave
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Around the beginning of 20th century, several scholars identified Psychro with Dikte, a name used by some ancient authors to refer to the location of Zeus's upbringing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vorizia and Kamares.
Kamares
Village
Kamares is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos. Kamares is situated 6 km south of Nida Plateau.
Nida Plateau
Latitude
35.20528° or 35° 12′ 19″ north
Longitude
24.84194° or 24° 50′ 31″ east
Elevation
1,380 metres (4,528 feet)
Open location code
8G766R4R+4Q
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Armenian—“Nida Plateau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nida Plateau”
- Dutch: “Nida Plateau”
- Finnish: “Nída”
- German: “Nida-Hochebene”
- Greek: “Νίδα”
- Portuguese: “Planalto de Nída”
- Russian: “Нида (плато)”
- Russian: “Нида”
- Russian: “Плато Нида”
- Spanish: “Meseta de Nida”
- Swedish: “Nida Plateau”
- Swedish: “Nida”
- Turkish: “Nida Platosu”
- Western Armenian: “Նիդա լեռնադաշտ”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oropédio Nídas and Cave Ideon Antron.
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