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located in the town center. Sokatzidis was a Greek communist resistance fighter, whose family settled in
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1418:Psychro Cave
1388:Cave of Zeus
1373:Apidima Cave
1296:Arthur Evans
1280:Minoan seals
1184:Kamares ware
1099:Mount Juktas
1079:Psychro Cave
1068:
922:Hagia Triada
843:Minoan seals
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170:Municipality
1574:Archangelos
1545:Tsoutsouros
1516:Kastelliana
1491:Arkalochori
1480:Arkalochori
1403:Kleidi Cave
1174:Stirrup jar
1069:Arkalochori
1062:Sanctuaries
1028:Nea Roumata
972:Monastiraki
932:Palaikastro
915:Settlements
654:Neopalatial
604:(1935:134).
567:1999:99-111
335:2021 census
311:sacred cave
273:Arkalochori
122: /
72:Arkalochori
23:Arkalochori
1658:Categories
1536:Patsideros
1519:Lefkochori
1487:Archontiko
1423:Stravomyti
1408:Megalakkos
1109:Traostalos
1053:Yerokambos
982:Vathypetro
828:Minoan art
772:culture.gr
757:(in Greek)
728:References
390:Bronze Age
281:Αρκαλοχώρι
194:Population
110:25°15′38″E
107:35°08′39″N
26:Αρκαλοχώρι
1637:Thrapsano
1626:Thrapsano
1589:Karouzana
1571:Apostoloi
1522:Nipiditos
1510:Karavados
1084:Atsipades
1033:Odigitria
1008:Apesokari
987:Zominthos
671:figurines
447:simulacra
428:simulacra
333:. At the
331:Heraklion
224:Time zone
163:Heraklion
1611:Polythea
1596:Kastelli
1568:Amariano
1558:Kastelli
1528:Panorama
1513:Kassanoi
1289:See also
1260:Linear B
1255:Linear A
1189:Kouloura
1114:Vrysinas
1104:Petsofas
1018:Kamilari
977:Vasiliki
947:Troullos
891:Phaistos
628:Cyclades
470:Linear A
394:Iraklion
1644:Zoforoi
1600:Liliano
1577:Armacha
1542:Skinias
1532:Partira
1525:Panagia
1504:Houmeri
1248:Writing
1074:Kamares
1043:Phylaki
1038:Phourni
1023:Koumasa
962:Amnisos
952:Trypiti
942:Gournia
937:Kydonia
906:Galatas
886:Knossos
879:Palaces
485:Psychro
396:). The
349:Galatas
327:Partira
317:there.
304:Lasithi
261:Website
135:Country
1633:Sampas
1608:Mathia
1604:Lyttos
1586:Geraki
1501:Garipa
1498:Demati
1357:Greece
1048:Stylos
1003:Armeni
967:Petras
957:Lakkos
927:Kommos
901:Zakros
821:Topics
740:
713:
489:labrys
432:ingots
419:labrys
410:labrys
345:palace
342:Minoan
308:Minoan
293:Greece
139:Greece
1615:Smari
1580:Askoi
1548:Zinta
1353:Caves
1089:Karfi
996:Tombs
896:Malia
872:Sites
667:hoard
551:(PDF)
544:(PDF)
495:Notes
398:ephor
289:Crete
277:Greek
250:UTC+3
229:UTC+2
218:3,927
202:8,547
151:Crete
1641:Voni
1495:Avli
1094:Modi
738:ISBN
711:ISBN
483:The
384:The
254:EEST
181:Area
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1355:in
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243:DST
233:EET
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