Axos
Axos is a local community and a village in the municipality of Milopotamos, in Crete. In 2011, the community had a population of 424 and the village had 385 residents. It contains remains of the ancient city of Axos.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 295 residents
- Description: village in Mylopotamos Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Axus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Axos and Cave of Sfendoni.
Axos
Archaeological site
Axos was an ancient city in Crete. It was an inland town located on the slopes of Mount Ida and its harbour was at Astale. During the classical period, it was a polis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zoniana and Agridia.
Zoniana
Village
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zoniana is a town and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mylopotamos, of which it is a municipal unit.
Agridia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agridia is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Axos.
Anogeia
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anogeia is a village and capital of the homonymous municipality in prefecture of Rethimno at 512 m.
Axos
Latitude
35.30857° or 35° 18′ 31″ northLongitude
24.84179° or 24° 50′ 30″ eastPopulation
295Open location code
8G768R5R+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1879344810OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q9489941
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Axos” goes by many names.
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