Anemospilia
Anemospilia is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan temple on Crete.Photo: Aquick, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nekropole of Phourni and Mount Juktas.
Nekropole of Phourni
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Nekropole of Phourni is situated 1½ km southeast of Anemospilia.
Mount Juktas
Peak
A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas, also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization.
Tower of Ambela
Castle
Photo: Aroniotis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tower of Ambela is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km north of Anemospilia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Vlasios and Vasilies.
Agios Syllas
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agios Syllas is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Anemospilia.
Anemospilia
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Crete, Greece
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, religious building ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.25546° or 35° 15′ 20″ northLongitude
25.14456° or 25° 8′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8G77744V+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 96097082OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q529246
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Anemospilia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Anemospelia”
- Catalan: “Anemóspilia”
- Dutch: “Anemospilia”
- Finnish: “Anemóspilia”
- French: “Anemospilia”
- French: “Anemóspilia”
- German: “Anemospilia”
- Greek: “Ανεμόσπηλια”
- Italian: “Anemospilia”
- Latin: “Anemospelia”
- Portuguese: “Anemospilia”
- Portuguese: “Anemospília”
- Spanish: “Templo de anemospilia”
- Spanish: “Templo de Anemospilia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Jiouktas and Agia Irini Gorge Archanes and Mount Juchtas Minoan Peak Sanctuary.
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