Melisses

Melisses is a hamlet in , , and has about 4 residents. Melisses is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Hamlet with 4 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Greece
  • Also known as: “Mélissai”, “Mélisses”, and “Melisses, Lasithi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mesona Gorge and Azoria.

Valley
Photo: Andloukakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The gorge of Mesona located in , east of the village of Kavoussi, shortly after the church of Agia Kyriaki. It is relatively a small canyon, and the length is up to 4 km, linking the plateau Thripti the area Kavoussi.

Archaeological site
Photo: Dchaggis, Public domain.
is an archaeological site on a double-peaked hill overlooking the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete in the Greek Aegean. "Azoria" is a local toponym, not apparently an ancient place name or epigraphically-attested Greek city.

Peak
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kavousi and Oreino.

Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic village in the municipality of in the regional unit of in eastern . "Kavousi" in the Cretan dialect means "water source".

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village in regional unit on , . It is situated 28 kilometers northeast of and lies 10 kilometers from the Cretan south coast. is situated 5 km southeast of Melisses.

Village
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain village in , situated between and . belongs to the Municipality of Sitia. It has a long history, and archaeological monuments including the meta-Byzantine icons of "Stavrosis" and the Church "Panagia" in the "Kato Chorio". is situated 5 km northeast of Melisses.

Melisses

Latitude
35.11836° or 35° 7′ 6″ north
Longitude
25.88434° or 25° 53′ 4″ east
Population
4
Elevation
439 metres (1,440 feet)
Open location code
8G774V9M+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4093474517
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
8609867
Wiki­data ID
Q21731079
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Satellite Map

Discover Melisses from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Melisses” goes by many names.
  • German: “Melisse”
  • German: “Melisses”
  • Greek: “Μέλισσαι Ιεράπετρας”
  • Greek: “Μέλισσαι Καβουσίου”
  • Greek: “Μέλισσαι Λασιθίου”
  • Greek: “Μέλισσαι”
  • Greek: “Μέλισσες Καβουσίου”
  • Greek: “Μέλισσες Λασιθίου”
  • Greek: “Μέλισσες”
  • Hindi: “मेलिसेस, लसिथी”
  • Russian: “Мелиссес”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Panagia and Μυλωνιαί.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Αὔγος and Ἁγία Εἰρήνη.

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