Sylamos
Sylamos is a hamlet in Heraklion, Crete and has about 193 residents. Sylamos is situated nearby to the village Vasilies, as well as near the hamlet Agia Irini Spilia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 193 residents
- Description: human settlement in Heraklion, Greece
- Also known as: “Silamos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knossos and Anemospilia.
Knossos
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knossos is a Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete. The site was a major centre of the Minoan civilization and is known for its association with the Greek myth of Theseus and the minotaur. Knossos is situated 3½ km north of Sylamos.
Anemospilia
Archaeological site
Photo: Aquick, Public domain.
Anemospilia is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan temple on Crete.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vasilies and Agia Irini Spilia.
Sylamos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.26841° or 35° 16′ 6″ northLongitude
25.15074° or 25° 9′ 3″ eastPopulation
193Elevation
202 metres (663 feet)Open location code
8G777592+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 742381405OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8560383Wikidata ID
Q21705397
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Sylamos” goes by many names.
- German: “Sylamos”
- Greek: “Sílamos”
- Greek: “Σίλαμος Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Σίλαμος”
- Greek: “Σύλαμος”
- Greek: “Σύλλαμος”
- Irish: “Sylamos”
- Russian: “Силамос”
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Explore places such as Marathitis and Spilia.
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