Azoria

Azoria is an archaeological site on a double-peaked hill overlooking the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete in the Greek Aegean. "Azoria" is a local toponym, not apparently an ancient place name or epigraphically-attested Greek city.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Greece
  • Also known as: “Azorias”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monumental Olive Tree of Azorias and Mesona Gorge.

Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 590 metres southwest of Azoria.

Valley
Photo: Andloukakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The gorge of Mesona located in , east of the village of Kavoussi, shortly after the church of Agia Kyriaki. It is relatively a small canyon, and the length is up to 4 km, linking the plateau Thripti the area Kavoussi.

Peak
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kavousi and Pacheia Ammos.

Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic village in the municipality of in the regional unit of in eastern . "Kavousi" in the Cretan dialect means "water source".

Village
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is a village in the municipality of on the island of in . It is located on the north coast of the island, 15 km to the north of the city of Ierapetra, at the fork in the road that leads to in the west and in the east. is situated 6 km west of Azoria.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village in regional unit on , . It is situated 28 kilometers northeast of and lies 10 kilometers from the Cretan south coast. is situated 6 km southeast of Azoria.

Azoria

Latitude
35.11771° or 35° 7′ 4″ north
Longitude
25.86637° or 25° 51′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G774V98+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3476779183
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q4832857
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Portuguese—“Azoria” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Azoriás”
  • Dutch: “Azoria”
  • Finnish: “Azoriás”
  • German: “Azoria”
  • Greek: “Αζοριά”
  • Greek: “Αζοριάς”
  • Greek: “Μουρί τ‘ Αζωργιά”
  • Ladin: “Azoria”
  • Portuguese: “Azoriás”

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