Crete
Heraklion
Archanes-Asterousia

Nekropole of Phourni

Phourni is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in , established in 2400 BC and lasted until 1200 BC. Phourni is Greek for "furnace, oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient necropolis in Crete
  • Also known as: “Fourni” and “Phourni”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Juktas and Archaeological Collection of Archanes.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
A mountain in north-central , , also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization.

Museum
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km south of Nekropole of Phourni.

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 1 km south of Nekropole of Phourni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kounavi and Agios Vlasios.

Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Nekropole of Phourni.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Nekropole of Phourni.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Nekropole of Phourni.

Nekropole of Phourni

Latitude
35.24516° or 35° 14′ 43″ north
Longitude
25.15875° or 25° 9′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G7765W5+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52048584
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1440052
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Nekropole of Phourni” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Furni”
  • Catalan: “Furní”
  • Catalan: “necròpoli minoica de Furni”
  • Finnish: “Fourní”
  • Finnish: “Phourni”
  • French: “nécropole de Fourni”
  • French: “Nécropole de Fourni”
  • German: “Fourni”
  • Greek: “Νεκρόπολη Αρχανών”
  • Greek: “Νεκρόπολη στο Φουρνί Αρχανών”
  • Greek: “Φουρνί”
  • Italian: “Phourni”
  • Polish: “Fourni”
  • Portuguese: “Fourni”
  • Portuguese: “Furni”
  • Portuguese: “Phourni”
  • Spanish: “Furní”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ΚΕΠ ΑΡΧΑΝΩΝ and Mount Jiouktas and Agia Irini Gorge Archanes.

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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 “Nekropole of Phourni”. Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.