Amnisos

Amnisos, also Amnissos and Amnisus, is the current but unattested name given to a Bronze Age settlement on the north shore of that was used as a port to the palace city of .
Wikipedia
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 20 metres (66 feet)
  • …is also known as “Zeus Thenatas sanctuary”
  • Description: ancient Minoan settlement

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” and Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena.

Aerodrome
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Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis"… is situated 3 km west of Amnisos.

Sports venue
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, or simply, Heraklion… is situated 3 km west of Amnisos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokkini Chani and Nea Alikarnassos.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Amnisos.

Town
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is a town and a former municipality… is situated 4½ km west of Amnisos.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Amnisos.

Amnisos

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Latitude
35.33088° or 35° 19′ 51″ north
Longitude
25.20608° or 25° 12′ 22″ east
Open location code
8G7786J4+9C
Geo­Names ID
8224432
Wiki­data ID
Q473766

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Amnisos” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Amnis”
  • Bulgarian: “Амнисос”
  • Catalan: “Amnissos”
  • Cebuano: “Amnissos”
  • Czech: “Amnisos”
  • Dutch: “Amnisos”
  • Finnish: “Amnisos”
  • French: “Amnisos”
  • French: “Kairatos”
  • German: “Amnisos”
  • Greek: “Αμνισός”
  • Italian: “Amniso”
  • Japanese: “アムニソス”
  • Latin: “Amnisus”
  • Portuguese: “Amnisos”
  • Portuguese: “Amnissos”
  • Portuguese: “Amnisus”
  • Russian: “Амнис”
  • Spanish: “Amniso”
  • Spanish: “Amnisos”
  • Spanish: “Amnissos”
  • Spanish: “Amnisus”
  • Swedish: “Amnisos”
  • Swedish: “Kairatos”
  • Turkish: “Amnisus”
  • Ukrainian: “Амнісс”
  • Ukrainian: “Картерос”
  • “𐀀𐀖𐀛𐀰”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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