Papoura Hill Circular Structure
The Papoura Hill Circular Structure is a large Minoan architectural ensemble dated to between 2000 and 1700 BCE, constructed of several concentric circles located at the highest point of Papoura hill, northwest of the town of Kastelli on the island of Crete, Greece.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kasteli Air Base and Church of Agios Ioannis, Liliano.
Kasteli Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasteli International Airport — also known as the New International Airport of Heraklion, Crete — is an international airport under construction on the Greek island of Crete. Kasteli Air Base is situated 3 km south of Papoura Hill Circular Structure.
Church of Agios Ioannis, Liliano
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Agios Ioannis, Liliano is situated 3 km south of Papoura Hill Circular Structure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kastelli and Archangelos.
Kastelli
Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kastelli, often called Kastelli Pediadas to differentiate it from Kissamos is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece.
Papoura Hill Circular Structure
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: 2000-1700 BCE Minoan structural ensemble discovered in 2024
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Minoa Pediada, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.21961° or 35° 13′ 11″ northLongitude
25.32238° or 25° 19′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8G77689C+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1293726728OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q126594295
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Papoura Hill Circular Structure” goes by many names.
- French: “structure circulaire de la colline de Papoúra”
- French: “Structure circulaire de la colline de Papoúra”
- German: “Papoura”
- Italian: “Labirinto di Kastelli”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Papoura Hill Circular Structure and Λόφος Παπούρα.
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