Katharo
Katharo is a plateau on the Dikti mountain on the island of Crete, in the regional unit of Lasithi. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.Photo: FelisSilvestrisCretensis, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet with 18 residents
- Description: Plateau in Greece
- Also known as: “Katharo Plateau”, “Katharo, Lasithi”, “Katharon”, and “Katharón”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kritsa and Males.
Kritsa
Village
Photo: Gatm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. Kritsa is situated 7 km east of Katharo.
Males
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Males is a historic village in the municipality of Ierapetra in Lasithi prefecture on Crete. It is situated 25 kilometers north-west of Ierapetra, 40 from Agios Nikolaos and 12 kilometers away from the sea. Males is situated 8 km south of Katharo.
Christos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christos is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Katharo.
Katharo
- Categories: plateau, village, and locality
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.14692° or 35° 8′ 49″ northLongitude
25.56627° or 25° 33′ 59″ eastPopulation
18Elevation
1,131 metres (3,711 feet)Open location code
8G774HW8+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5212389613OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
10792422Wikidata ID
Q6376254
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Satellite Map
Discover Katharo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Katharo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “altiplà de Katharó”
- Catalan: “Katharó”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاثارو پلاتياو”
- Finnish: “Katharó”
- French: “Katharó”
- Galician: “Meseta de Katharo”
- German: “Katharon”
- Greek: “Καθαρό Λασιθίου”
- Greek: “Καθαρό”
- Greek: “Καθαρόν”
- Portuguese: “Planalto de Cátaro”
- Portuguese: “Planalto de Katharo”
- Russian: “Катарон”
- Russian: “Катарос”
- Spanish: “Meseta de Katharo”
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