L-shaped Roman cistern
L-shaped Roman cistern is a reservoir in Chania, Chania, Crete. L-shaped Roman cistern is situated nearby to the hamlet Metochi, as well as near Aptera.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aptera and Aptera Fortress.
Aptera
Aptera or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western Crete, a kilometre inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 km east of the city of Chania in the municipality of Chania.Stilos
Archaeological site
Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement and cemetery near the modern village of Stylos on the Greek island of Crete. Stylos means "column" in Greek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalyves and Stylos.
Kalyves
Village
Kalyves is a large village in Crete, Greece. It is the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi.
Stylos
Village
Stylos or Stilos is a village and part of the Apokoronas municipal unit in the Chania regional unit of the Greek island of Crete. The Greek etymology of the name of the village is 'column' or 'pillar'.
L-shaped Roman cistern
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Ρωμαϊκή δεξαμενή σε σχήμα Γ”
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and body of water
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.4631° or 35° 27′ 47″ north
Longitude
24.1409° or 24° 8′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G76F47R+69
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_covered
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In Other Languages
“L-shaped Roman cistern” goes by many names.
- German: “L-förmige römische Zisterne”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Metochi and Aptera.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and Aptera ruins.
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