Komes
Komes is a hamlet in Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete and has about 83 residents. Komes is situated nearby to the village Kounavi, as well as near Katalagari.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Nekropole of Phourni.
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
Museum
Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.
The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km south of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ".
Nekropole of Phourni
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phourni is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete, established in 2400 BC and lasted until 1200 BC. Phourni is Greek for "furnace, oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located. Nekropole of Phourni is situated 3 km northwest of Komes.
Archaeological Collection of Archanes
Museum
Archaeological Collection of Archanes is a museum, which is situated 2½ km west of Komes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kounavi and Katalagari.
Komes
- Type: Hamlet with 83 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.23264° or 35° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
25.18864° or 25° 11′ 19″ eastPopulation
83Elevation
367 metres (1,204 feet)Open location code
8G7765MQ+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1161019739OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8560319Wikidata ID
Q21695704
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Komes” goes by many names.
- French: “Kómes (Héraklion)”
- French: “Kómes”
- German: “Komes”
- Greek: “Kómes”
- Greek: “Κώμες Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Κώμες”
- Irish: “Komes”
- Russian: “Комес”
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