Tsarkou
Tsarkou is a peak in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete and has an elevation of 598 metres. Tsarkou is situated nearby to the hamlet Prodromi, as well as near Platanes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lissus and Ancient Hyrtakina.
Lissus
Archaeological site
Lissus or Lissos was a town on the south coast of ancient Crete, which the anonymous Stadiasmus Maris Magni places between Syia and Calamyde. The Peutinger Table gives 16 M.P. as the distance between Cantanum and Lissus.
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 Elyros
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elyrus or Elyros was a town of ancient Crete, which the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax places between Cydonia and Lissus. It had a harbour, Syia, situated on the south coast of the island, 60 stadia west of Poecilassus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sougia and Rodovani.
Sougia
Village
Sougia 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. It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 km south of Chania.
Rodovani
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rodovani 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 Rodovani is located the ancient city of Elyros.
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.
Tsarkou
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 598 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.2578° or 35° 15′ 28″ northLongitude
23.7735° or 23° 46′ 25″ eastElevation
598 metres (1,962 feet)Open location code
8G757Q5F+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 3811096223OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Tsarkou” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Τσάρκου”
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