Asterousia Mountains

The Asterousia Mountains are a range in southern separating the from the Libyan Sea. Evidence of ancient Cretan cultures have been found in excavations performed within sites contained in this range; moreover, one of the most significant…
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 685 metres
  • Description: mountains in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Asterousia Ori”, “Αγιοφάραγγο”, “Αστερούσια”, “Κόφινας”, and “Кофінас”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Moni Koudouma.

Church
Photo: Dretakis Manolis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tris Ekklisies and Paranimfi.

Village
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is a village located in the municipality of , in . is situated 4 km east of Asterousia Mountains.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Asterousia Mountains.

Hamlet
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is a small village in the municipality of on the island of in . is situated 5 km west of Asterousia Mountains.

Asterousia Mountains

Latitude
34.95266° or 34° 57′ 10″ north
Longitude
25.09435° or 25° 5′ 40″ east
Elevation
685 metres (2,247 feet)
Open location code
8G67X33V+3P
Geo­Names ID
8569223
Wiki­data ID
Q3566939
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Venetian—“Asterousia Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Malet Asterousia”
  • Armenian: “Աստերուսիա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Asterusiya”
  • Belarusian: “Астэрусія”
  • Cebuano: “Asteroúsia Óri”
  • Chinese: “阿斯泰鲁夏山”
  • Croatian: “Planine Asterousia”
  • Danish: “Asterousia-bjergene”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبال استروسيا”
  • Finnish: “Asteroúsia”
  • French: “Monts d’Asterousia”
  • French: “monts d’Asteroússia”
  • German: “Asterousia-Gebirge”
  • Greek: “Asteroúsia Óri”
  • Greek: “Αστερούσια Όρη”
  • Japanese: “アステルシア山脈”
  • Ladin: “Ciadëina de Asterousia”
  • Portuguese: “Montanhas Asterousia”
  • Portuguese: “Montanhas Asterúsia”
  • Russian: “Астерусия”
  • Slovenian: “Asterusija”
  • Swedish: “Asteroúsia Óri”
  • Turkish: “Asterosya Dağları”
  • Ukrainian: “Астерусійські гори”
  • Venetian: “Asterousia Mountains”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Moni Koudouma and Platanias.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kofinas and Ákra Áspro Mourí.

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Worth a closer look: Heraklion and Chania.

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