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to the north; apparently, the Phaistos palace was designed to permit views over the expansive Messara Plain and the Asterousi Mountains. A further historical name for this range is reported by
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cultures have been found in excavations performed within sites contained in this range; moreover, one of the most significant
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Elevation
Parent peak
Crete
Mountain type
Mountain range
Crete
Messara Plain
Libyan Sea
ancient Cretan
Minoan
Phaistos
Encyclopædia Britannica
Hagia Triada
"Asterousia Mountains"
C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
"Asterousia Mountains"
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34°58′N 25°05′E / 34.967°N 25.083°E / 34.967; 25.083
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Crete
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Mountain ranges of Greece
Landforms of Crete
Landforms of Heraklion (regional unit)

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