Falasarna

Falasarna or Phalasarna is a Greek harbour town at the west end of that flourished during the Hellenistic period. The currently visible remains of the city include several imposing sandstone towers and bastions, with hundreds of metres of fortification walls protecting the town, and a closed harbour, meaning it is protected on all sides by city walls.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city and polis in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Falassarna”, “Mint of Phalasarna”, “Phalasarna”, and “Phalassarna”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gramvousa and Kissamos.

Village
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, also Grampousa, refers to two small… is situated 4½ km southeast of Falasarna.

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is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of , .

Falasarna

Latitude
35.51087° or 35° 30′ 39″ north
Longitude
23.56956° or 23° 34′ 10″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8G75GH69+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 301842449
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8373863
Wiki­data ID
Q996836
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Falasarna” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆալասարնա”
  • Catalan: “Falasarna”
  • Dutch: “Phalasarna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فالاسارنا”
  • Finnish: “Falasarna”
  • French: “Falásarna”
  • German: “Phalasarna”
  • Greek: “Falásarna”
  • Greek: “Φαλάσαρνα”
  • Hebrew: “פלסארנה”
  • Italian: “Falasarna”
  • Japanese: “ファラサルナ”
  • Portuguese: “Antiga Falasarna”
  • Portuguese: “Falasarna”
  • Russian: “Фаласарна”
  • Spanish: “Falasarna”
  • Turkish: “Phalasarna”

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Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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