Nekropole of Phourni
Phourni is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete, 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.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- 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.
Mount Juktas
Peak
Mount Juktas, also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, is mountain in north-central Crete, in Greece. It is located south of Heraklion, and rises to a height of 811 m above the town of Archanes.
Archaeological Collection of Archanes
Museum
Archaeological Collection of Archanes is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km south of Nekropole of Phourni.
Anemospilia
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kounavi and Agios Vlasios.
Agios Vlasios
Village
Agios Vlasios is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Nekropole of Phourni.
Katalagari
Village
Katalagari is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Nekropole of Phourni.
Nekropole of Phourni
- Categories: archaeological site, cemetery, and historic site
- Location: Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.24516° or 35° 14′ 43″ north
Longitude
25.15875° or 25° 9′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G7765W5+3F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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