Praisos

Praesus or Praisos, also Prasus or Prasos, was a Greek city in ancient Crete. Strabo reports that it belonged to the Eteocretes, and contained the temple of the Dictaean Zeus, for Mount Dicte was in the territory of Praesus.
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  • Locality
  • Description: ancient city in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Mint of Praesus”
    “Praesus”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chandras and Piskokefalo.
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Village
is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Praisos.
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Village
is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Praisos.
Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village
is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Praisos.

Praisos

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Latitude
35.12288° or 35° 7′ 22″ north
Longitude
26.09092° or 26° 5′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G7843FR+59
Open­Street­Map ID
node 271672887
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q11942554

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Praisos” goes by many names.
PraisosAsturian
PraesúsCatalan
PraisosCatalan
PrasosCatalan
PrasusCatalan
PraesusDanish
PraisosFinnish
PraisosGerman
ΠραισόςGreek
PrasoSpanish
PraisosTurkish

Localities in the Area

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