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Koumares Destination Guide

Touring Koumares in Greece

Koumares in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 174 mi or ( 279 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .

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Time in Koumares is now 08:07 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Benghazi, Gerani, Rethymno, and Paleochora. Being here already, consider visiting Tobruk . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Koumares ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Caretta Beach Hotel @ Chania & Protopsalti- Pame Hawaii

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Chania

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Greece - Municipality of Chania The Prefecture of Chania is the western most division of the island of Crete. The Prefecture of Rethymno forms its eastern border, whilst sea lap its remaining areas. T ..


Mike Hotel & Apartments , Maleme - Crete

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Best hotel in Maleme

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Interesting facts about this location

Olive tree of Vouves

The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world and still produces olives today. The use of tree ring analysis has proven the tree to be at least 2000 years old. On the other end of the scale, scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old. The trunk has a perimeter of 12.5 m and a diameter of 4.6 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.49 23.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Chania (regional unit), Individual trees, Landmarks in Greece, Olives

Zympragou

Zympragou is a village in Chania regional unit of the island of Crete, Greece. It was part of the former Kissamos Province and belongs to the municipality of Platanias. It has 127 residents. The village is located at an elevation of about 350 meters above sea level. It lies in an agricultural region with significant production of olive oil. It is 35 km southwest of Chania. The biggest church of the village is the church of Saint George. The village is about 3 km south of the town of Voukolies.

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Located at 35.43 23.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Massacre of Kondomari

The Massacre of Kondomari (Greek: Σφαγή στο Κοντομαρί) refers to the execution of male civilians from the village of Kondomari in Crete by an ad hoc firing squad consisting of German paratroopers on 2 June 1941 during World War II. The shooting was the first of a long series of mass reprisals in Crete. It was orchestrated by Generaloberst Kurt Student, in retaliation for the participation of Cretans in the Battle of Crete which had ended with the surrender of the island only two days earlier.

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Located at 35.50 23.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1941 in Greece, Battle of Crete, Conflicts in 1941, Mass murder in 1941, Massacres in Greece during World War II, Nazi war crimes

Drapanias

Drapanias is a small village in northwestern Crete, Chania (regional unit). It is the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Mythimna. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Mythimna. The locals describe Drapanias in three parts: Drapanias, Ano Drapanias ("upper Drapanias") and Kato Drapanias ("lower Drapanias"). This part of Drapanias can be accessed via the main road to Kissamos.

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Located at 35.49 23.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

No. 30 Squadron RAF

No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The squadron operates alongside No. 24 Squadron and No. 47 Squadron all flying the Hercules.

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Located at 35.53 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1915 establishments in the United Kingdom, Military of British Ceylon, Military units and formations established in 1915, Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons