Olous

Olous or Olus was a city of ancient Crete; now sunken, it was situated at the site of present day town of , , . According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, it had a harbour and was located 260 stadia from Chersonasus and 15 stadia from Camara.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mietek Ł, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: sunken settlement in Greece
  • Also known as: “Mint of Olus” and “Olus”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elounda and Plaka.

Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on . It is a seaside and popular tourist destination known for its luxury seaside resorts.

Hamlet
Photo: Prekario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , . It is part of the community Vrouchas, in the municipality of . It neighbours the town of and is close to the historical island of . is situated 5 km north of Olous.

Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Olous.

Olous

Latitude
35.25651° or 35° 15′ 23″ north
Longitude
25.73176° or 25° 43′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G777P4J+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2322365136
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2215268
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Olous” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Олус”
  • Catalan: “Olunt”
  • Chinese: “奧盧斯”
  • Dutch: “Olous”
  • Finnish: “Olous”
  • Finnish: “Olus”
  • French: “Olous”
  • German: “Olous”
  • Greek: “Ολούς”
  • Italian: “Olous”
  • Italian: “Olunte”
  • Japanese: “オルス”
  • Japanese: “オロウス”
  • Japanese: “オロス”
  • Portuguese: “Olous”
  • Portuguese: “Olunte”
  • Portuguese: “Olus”
  • Russian: “Олус”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Olunt”
  • Spanish: “Olous”
  • Spanish: “Olunte”
  • Turkish: “Olous”
  • Ukrainian: “Олус”

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