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Perivolakia Canyon

Perivolakia Canyon is a valley in , and has an elevation of 251 metres. Perivolakia Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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  • Type: Valley with an elevation of 251 metres
  • Description: gorge in Lasithi, Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Farangi Perivolakion”, “Kapsa gorge”, “Perivolakia gorge”, and “Pervolakia gorge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kapsa Monastery.

Monastery
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
The , officially the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kapsa, is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated between the villages of Makrys Gialos and in the west and Goudouras and in the east, on the southeast coast of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lithines and Analipsi.

Village
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village and a municipal unit of the municipality Siteia in the regional unit, eastern , . The municipal unit was established in 2014 from the four communities Chrysopigi, Lithines, Perivolakia and Pefkoi, which had been part of the municipality before 2011.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Perivolakia Canyon

Latitude
35.03111° or 35° 1′ 52″ north
Longitude
26.05468° or 26° 3′ 17″ east
Elevation
251 metres (823 feet)
Open location code
8G7823J3+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 517256977
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­valley
Geo­Names ID
8610819
Wiki­data ID
Q25163854
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Perivolakia Canyon” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Farángi Perivolakíon”
  • Greek: “Farángi Perivolakíon”
  • Greek: “φαράγγι Καψά”
  • Greek: “φαράγγι Περβολακίων”
  • Greek: “Φαράγγι Περιβολακίων”
  • Swedish: “Farángi Perivolakíon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pezoulas and Πλαγιαί.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moní Kapsá and Joana beach.

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