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Stilos

Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement and cemetery near the modern village of Stylos on the island of . Stylos means "column" in Greek.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site with Minoan tombs, archaic buildings on Crete
  • Also known as: “Stilos Azogyries”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aptera and Aptera Fortress.

Archaeological site
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western , a kilometre inland from the southern shore of , about 13 km east of the city of in the municipality of . is situated 2 km northeast of Stilos.

Castle
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Stilos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stylos and Kalami.

Village
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Stilos is a village and part of the municipal unit in the of the Greek island of . The Greek etymology of the name of the village is 'column' or 'pillar'.

Hamlet
Photo: Nikolaos.basiliou, Public domain.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northeast of Stilos.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village located 25km southeast of in the center of . It was named because it was a new village, but it was built on the ruins of an old village which was destroyed during the raids in Crete. is situated 3½ km southeast of Stilos.

Stilos

Latitude
35.44916° or 35° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
24.12863° or 24° 7′ 43″ east
Open location code
8G76C4XH+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1356718747
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q7617330
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Stilos” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Stilos”
  • Greek: “Στύλος, θέση Αζοϊρές”
  • Greek: “Στύλος”
  • Italian: “Stylos”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Stilos”. Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.