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Kavousi, Lasithi
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Kavousi is a historic village in the municipality of Ierapetra in the regional unit of Lasithi in eastern Crete. "Kavousi" in the Cretan dialect means "water source" (Greek: Πηγή). The village is situated 19 km (11.8 mi) northeast of Ierapetra, 26 km (16 mi) east of Agios Nikolaos and 42 km (26 mi) west of Sitia. The village is located in the northern foothills of the Thripti mountain range at an elevation of 140 meters above sea level. Many archaeological sites have been discovered in the area of Kavousi, among which are Vronda, Kastro, Azoria, Chrysokamino and t
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Ιεράπετρας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 559
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Kavousi
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Καβούσι
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Lasithi
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Ierapetra
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Ierapetra
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 125
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 539
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 72200
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 28420
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΑΝ
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 559
- Elevation
- 125
- Image
- Kavoussi Lasithi church Agia Triada.JPG
- Dialing code
- 28420-94
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- Commons category
- Kavousi
- postal code
- 72200
- native label
- Καβούσι
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Population history
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kavousi is a historic village in the municipality of Ierapetra in the regional unit of Lasithi in eastern Crete. "Kavousi" in the Cretan dialect means "water source" (Greek: Πηγή). The village is situated 19 km (11.8 mi) northeast of Ierapetra, 26 km (16 mi) east of Agios Nikolaos and 42 km (26 mi) west of Sitia. The village is located in the northern foothills of the Thripti mountain range at an elevation of 140 meters above sea level. Many archaeological sites have been discovered in the area of Kavousi, among which are Vronda, Kastro, Azoria, Chrysokamino and the isle Pseira. Kavousi lies just 3.6 km (2.2 mi) south of Tholos Beach. The village has views over the Gulf of Mirabello and the Isthmus of Ierapetra.
==Population history==
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