Sfakia

Sfakiá is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of , in the regional unit. It is considered to be one of the few places in that have never been fully occupied by foreign powers.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,420 residents
  • Description: municipality in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: Sfakia Municipality
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anopolis and Aradena.

Village
Photo: Maesi64, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Sfakia.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Sfakia.

Sfakia

Latitude
35.2624° or 35° 15′ 45″ north
Longitude
24.0905° or 24° 5′ 26″ east
Population
2,420
Elevation
1,524 metres (5,000 feet)
Open location code
8G76736R+X6
Geo­Names ID
8133761
Wiki­data ID
Q1451297
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Sfakia” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Սֆակիա
  • Catalan: Sfakià
  • Cebuano: Dimos Sfakia
  • Chinese: 斯法基亚
  • Chinese: 斯法基亞
  • Dutch: Sfakia
  • Finnish: Sfakiá
  • French: dème de Sfakiá
  • French: Dème de Sfakiá
  • German: Sfakia
  • Greek: Δήμος Σφακίων
  • Greek: Σφακίων
  • Ido: Municipo Sfakia
  • Italian: Sfakia
  • Japanese: スファキア
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sfakiá
  • Polish: Sfakia
  • Portuguese: Sfakiá
  • Russian: Сфакья
  • Slovenian: Dimos Sfakia
  • Slovenian: Občina Sfakia
  • Spanish: Dímos Sfakíon
  • Spanish: municipio de Sfakia
  • Spanish: Municipio de Sfakia
  • Spanish: Sfakiá
  • Spanish: Δήμος Σφακίων
  • Swedish: Dimos Sfakia
  • Tatar: Сфакья муниципалитеты
  • Turkish: İsfakiye belediyesi
  • Turkish: İsfakiye
  • Vietnamese: Sfakia
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sfakia

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