Franchthi Cave

Franchthi Cave or Frankhthi Cave is an archaeological site overlooking Kiladha Bay, in the , opposite the village of Kiladha in southeastern , .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: cave in Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as: “Frankhthi Cave” and “Fránkhthi Cave”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kranidi and Didyma.

is a town and a former municipality in , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

Village
Photo: Glinard, CC BY 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Franchthi Cave.

Franchthi Cave

Latitude
37.42249° or 37° 25′ 21″ north
Longitude
23.13112° or 23° 7′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G95C4CJ+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1221172611
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1441331
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Franchthi Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف فرانشثي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Franhti mağarası”
  • Catalan: “Cova Franchthi”
  • Chinese: “弗朗西洞穴”
  • Danish: “Franchthihulen”
  • Dutch: “Franchthi Cave”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف فرانشثى”
  • Finnish: “Franchthin luola”
  • Finnish: “Fránchthin luola”
  • Finnish: “Frankhthin luola”
  • Finnish: “Frankhtin luola”
  • French: “grotte Franchthi”
  • French: “Grotte Franchthi”
  • German: “Frachthi”
  • German: “Franchthi”
  • German: “Franchti”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Φράγχθι”
  • Greek: “Φράγχθι”
  • Hungarian: “Franchthi-barlang”
  • Italian: “grotta di Franchthi”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Franchthi”
  • Latin: “Spelunca Franchthium”
  • Polish: “Franchthi”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna Franchthi”
  • Russian: “Франхти”
  • Spanish: “Cueva Franchthi”
  • Turkish: “Franchthi Mağarası”
  • Turkish: “Franhti Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Франхті”
  • Uzbek: “Franhti gʻori”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang Franchthi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Franchthi Cave (40.000 B.P.) and Franchthi.

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