Φοινικόδασος του Βάι (Q168548)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Vai (Greek: Βάι), Greek for "palm", is a region of east Crete between Cape Sidero and Cape Plaka, just south of the site of ancient Itanus but north of the villages that surround and are part of Palaikastro. Vai does not belong to them nor is it part of any civic unit of the local civic division of Greece. It is not itself an official village. The region is somewhat isolated on the isolated northeast peninsula, connecting only to Eparchos odos moni Toplou, the only road between Palaikastro and Toplou Monastery. The entire distance is essentially trackless and deserted, as the name of one of the beaches at Itanus suggests, Eremoupolis, "deserted city".

Summary from Ελληνικά / Modern Greek Wikipedia (elwiki)

Το Φοινικόδασος του Βάι βρίσκεται στην βόρεια Κρήτη, στο νομό Λασιθίου και ανήκει στην Κοινότητα Παλαικάστρου του Δήμου Σητείας και της τέως Επαρχίας Σητείας.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Vai (Grieks: Βάι) is een strand aan de oostkust van het Griekse eiland Kreta, op het noordoostelijke schiereiland Sideros. Het ligt in de buurt van het dorp Palekastro en in de gemeente Sitia. Het strand is bekend vanwege de palmen die er groeien, de Kretenzische dadelpalm (Phoenix theophrasti).

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Vai (grec moderne : Βάι) est une palmeraie de Crète (région d'Itanos), située à 28 km à l'est de Sitia.

Summary from Suomi / Finnish Wikipedia (fiwiki)

Vái (kreik. Βάι) on ranta Kreikalle kuuluvan Kreetan saaren itärannikolla, Siteían kunnassa Lasíthin alueyksikössä. Se tunnetaan erityisesti rannalla olevasta Váin palmumetsästä (Φοινικόδασος του Βάι, Foinikódasos tou Vái), jossa kasvavat mahdollisesti Euroopan ainoat kotoperäiset palmut, lajiltaan kreetantaateleita (Phoenix theophrastii). Ranta on mahdollisesti koko saaren suosituin ja valokuvatuin, ja sitä kutsutaan joskus nimellä ”Välimeren Karibia”.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Der Palmenstrand von Vai (eigentlich: Palmenwald von Vai, griechisch Φοινικόδασος του Βάι) liegt an der Ostküste der griechischen Mittelmeerinsel Kreta, an der Bucht von Grandes (Ormos Grandes). Nächstgelegene Städte sind Palekastro und Sitia. Die Kretische Dattelpalme (Phoenix theophrasti) bildet hier den größten natürlichen Palmenhain Europas. Benannt ist der Strand nach der kleinen Ortschaft Vai einen Kilometer im Hinterland der Küste. Die Kretische Dattelpalme wurde 1967 von dem schweizerischen Botaniker Werner Rodolfo Greuter (* 1938) als eigenständige Art anerkannt. Sie wurde benannt nach dem griechischen Naturforscher Theophrast (um 371 v. Chr. – um 287 v. Chr.), der schon von ihr berichtet hatte.

Summary from Русский язык / Russian Wikipedia (ruwiki)

Ва́и (греч. Βάι; полное название — Пальмовая роща Ваи, греч. Φοινικόδασος του Βάι) — национальный парк на востоке Крита.

Summary from Türkçe / Turkish Wikipedia (trwiki)

Vai (Yunanca: Φοινικόδασος του Βάι Foinikodasos tu Vai), Girit'in doğu kıyısında, Grandes Körfezi (Ormos Grandes) üzerinde, Girit hurma (Phoenix theophrasti) ağaçlarıyla dolu aynı isimli bir kumsala sahip kasaba. Vai, Avrupa'nın en büyük doğal palmiye korusuna sahiptir.

Wikidata location: 35.2542, 26.2647 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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