Armós
Armós is a mountain in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete and has an elevation of 348 metres. Armós is situated nearby to the hamlet Kamaria, as well as near the locality Trakianá.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Elyros and Lissus.
Ancient Elyros
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elyrus or Elyros was a town of ancient Crete, which the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax places between Cydonia and Lissus. It had a harbour, Syia, situated on the south coast of the island, 60 stadia west of Poecilassus.
Lissus
Archaeological site
Lissus or Lissos was a town on the south coast of ancient Crete, which the anonymous Stadiasmus Maris Magni places between Syia and Calamyde. The Peutinger Table gives 16 M.P. as the distance between Cantanum and Lissus. Lissus is situated 3½ km south of Armós.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa. Ancient Hyrtakina is situated 3½ km west of Armós.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rodovani and Prodromi.
Rodovani
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rodovani is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Rodovani is located the ancient city of Elyros.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi". Prodromi is situated 3 km southwest of Armós.
Sougia
Village
Sougia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 km south of Chania. Sougia is situated 3½ km southeast of Armós.
Armós
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 348 metres
- Also known as: “Armos”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.2741° or 35° 16′ 27″ northLongitude
23.78757° or 23° 47′ 15″ eastElevation
348 metres (1,142 feet)Open location code
8G757QFQ+J2GeoNames ID
8522746
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In Other Languages
“Armós” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Armós”
- Greek: “Αρμός”
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Localities in the Area
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