| Kairatos | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Καίρατος (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aegean Sea |
• coordinates | 35°20′42″N25°09′11″E / 35.345°N 25.153°E /35.345; 25.153 |
TheKairatos (Greek:Καίρατος,Latin:Caeratus[1]) is a naturalwatercourse on the island ofCrete inGreece. In theMinoan era,aqueducts diverted water toKephala hill from spring water sources atArchanes, whichsprings are theheadwaters of the Kairatos River;[2] in fact, theBronze Age palace ofKnossos lay upon the gently sloping banks of the Kairatos.[3] The Kairatos runs east of Knossos and flows into theAegean Sea in the Katsampas area, 1.5 km east of the city center ofHeraklion.[4]
Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Cnosus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 640. | This article related to a river in Greece is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
