Polyrrhenia
Polyrrhenia is an archaeological site in Kissamos, Chania, Crete. Polyrrhenia is situated nearby to the peak Polirrinia, as well as near the castle Polyrrinia.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pollyrinia and Kalathenes.
Pollyrinia
Village
Polyrrhenia or Polyrrenia, Polyrrhen or Polyrren or Polyren, or Pollyrrhenia or Pollyrrenia, or Polyrrenion or Polyrrhenium, was a town and polis in the northwest of ancient Crete, whose territory occupied the whole western extremity of the island, extending from north to south.
Polyrrhenia
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Greek city and polis
- Categories: ancient city, polis, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kissamos, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.45879° or 35° 27′ 32″ north
Longitude
23.65645° or 23° 39′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G75FM54+GH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Polyrrhenia” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Polyrrhenia”
- Turkish: “Polyrrhenia”
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Highlights include Polirrinia and Polyrrinia.
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