Azoghires
Azoghires is a hamlet in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete. Azoghires is situated nearby to the hamlet Achladiakes, as well as near Asfendiles.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Sotiros Christos.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa. Ancient Hyrtakina is situated 3 km east of Azoghires.
Sotiros Christos
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sotiros Christos is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Azoghires.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anydri and Prodromi.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi". Prodromi is situated 4 km east of Azoghires.
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina. Temenia is situated 4 km northeast of Azoghires.
Azoghires
- Type: Hamlet
- Postal code: 73001
- Category: locality
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.27221° or 35° 16′ 20″ northLongitude
23.71912° or 23° 43′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8G757PC9+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 305678664OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Azoghires” goes by many names.
- German: “Azogires”
- Greek: “Αζογυρές”
- Russian: “Азогирес”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Azogires and Threshing Circle.
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