Paleochora

Paleochora is a small town of about 2000 inhabitants nestling 75 km southwest of , under the immense White Mountains on the Greek island of Crete.
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  • Type: Town with 2,370 residents
  • Description: village in Chania, Greece
  • Also known as: “Palaiochora”, “Palaiokhóra”, “Paleiochora”, “Selino Kasteli”, and “Sélino Kastélli”
  • Postal code: 73001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Selinos.

Castle
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anydri.

Village
Photo: Kaelkael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Paleochora.

Paleochora

Latitude
35.2306° or 35° 13′ 50″ north
Longitude
23.6822° or 23° 40′ 56″ east
Population
2,370
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR PCH
Open location code
8G756MJJ+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 247946516
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
256131
Wiki­data ID
Q2047708
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Paleochora” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بالايوخورا”
  • Arabic: “باليوكورا (هانيا)”
  • Arabic: “باليوكورا، هانيا”
  • Catalan: “Palaiochora”
  • Catalan: “Paleochora”
  • Catalan: “Paleókhora”
  • Cebuano: “Palaióchora”
  • Chinese: “帕莱奥霍拉”
  • Dutch: “Paleochora”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بالايوخورا”
  • Finnish: “Palaiochora”
  • Finnish: “Palaióchora”
  • Finnish: “Palaioxora”
  • Finnish: “Paleochora”
  • Finnish: “Paleohora”
  • Finnish: “Paleóhora”
  • French: “Paleóchora”
  • German: “Palaiochora”
  • German: “Paleochora”
  • German: “Paleochóra”
  • Greek: “Palaióchora”
  • Greek: “Παλαιοχώρα Χανίων”
  • Greek: “Παλαιόχωρα”
  • Irish: “Palaiochora”
  • Italian: “Paleochora”
  • Japanese: “パレオコラ”
  • Japanese: “パレオホラ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paleochora”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paleokhora”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paleokhóra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paleókhora”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Paleokhóra”
  • Norwegian: “Paleokhora”
  • Portuguese: “Palaiochora”
  • Russian: “Палеохора”
  • Russian: “Палиохора”
  • Swedish: “Paleochora”
  • Swedish: “Paleohora”
  • Urdu: “پالائیکورا”

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