Chersonissos
Chersonissos is a popular tourist destination in Crete, known for its vibrant nightlife, beautiful beaches, and historical sites.
- Village with about 1,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
- Description: village in Herakleion, Crete, Greece
- Also known as“Chersonesos”“Chersoniso”“Hersonesos”“Hersonissos”“Khersonisos”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Aquaworld Aquarium and Museum Lychnostatis.
Aquaworld Aquarium
Zoo
Aquaworld Aquarium is a natural history museum in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Museum Lychnostatis
Museum Lychnostatis is situated 3½ km east of Chersonissos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Analipsi and Koutouloufari.
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Latitude
35.3082° or 35° 18′ 29″ north
Longitude
25.372° or 25° 22′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G77895C+7R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Chersonissos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أناليبسيس، إراكليون”
- Arabic: “خيرسونيسوس (إراكليون)”
- Arabic: “خيرسونيسوس”
- Arabic: “كيرسونيسوس، إراكليون”
- Aragonese: “Jersónisos”
- Belarusian: “Лімінас Херсанісу”
- Belarusian: “Херсанісас”
- Catalan: “Khersónissos”
- Cebuano: “Khersónisos”
- Chinese: “赫尔索尼索斯”
- Chinese: “赫索尼索斯”
- Dutch: “Chersonisos”
- Dutch: “Chersónissos”
- Dutch: “Hersonisos”
- Dutch: “Hersonissos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كيرسونيسوس”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هيرسونيسوس”
- Finnish: “Chersónisos”
- French: “Chersonisos”
- French: “Chersónissos”
- French: “Chersonnissos”
- French: “Hersónissos”
- German: “Chersonisos”
- German: “Chersonissos”
- German: “Hersonissos”
- Greek: “Παλιά Χερσόνησος Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Χερσόνησος Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Χερσόνησος”
- Greek: “Χερσόνησσος”
- Hebrew: “חרסוניסוס”
- Italian: “Chersoneso di Creta”
- Italian: “Chersonissos”
- Italian: “Chirone”
- Japanese: “ヘルソニソス”
- Korean: “헤르소니소스”
- Latin: “Chersonesi”
- Lithuanian: “Chersonas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hersonissos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Khersónisos”
- Polish: “Chersonisos”
- Polish: “Hersonissos”
- Portuguese: “Chersonissos”
- Russian: “Лимин-Херсонису”
- Russian: “Херсонес”
- Russian: “Херсонисос”
- Russian: “Херсониссос”
- Serbian: “Херсонисос”
- Spanish: “Quersoneso”
- Swedish: “Chersonesos”
- Swedish: “Chersonisos”
- Swedish: “Hersonissos”
- Turkish: “Hersonissos”
- Ukrainian: “Херсоніссос”
- Urdu: “ہرسونیسوس”
- Vietnamese: “Chersonissos”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Έκταση Συνεταιρισμού Μηχανικών Ηρακλείου and Limenas Chersonisou.
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