Itanos Crete Map

Itanus or Itanos was a Greek city and port on the northeast coast of ancient Crete, on the promontory which the Romans called Itanum, the neuter form of Itanus, Latin for Greek Itanos. The base of the tripartite northeast promontory, today called Cape Sideros, is still called Itanos or Itano in modern Greek.
  • Alternative name: Itanus (Latin)
  • Region: Lasithi Regional Unit · Sitia Municipality · Itanos Municipal Unit (2011)
  • Part of: Cape Sidero promontory, NE Crete
  • Area: Maximum territory: 130 km² (50 sq mi)
  • Discovered: 1884
  • Archaeologists: Primarily French School at Athens
  • Condition: Subsurface ruins except for excavated features

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org