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.- 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
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
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.
Katharo
- Categories: plateau, village, and locality
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.14692° or 35° 8′ 49″ north
Longitude
25.56627° or 25° 33′ 59″ east
Population
18
Elevation
1,131 metres (3,711 feet)
Open location code
8G774HW8+QG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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