Community of Epano Archane

Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia, of which it is a municipal unit. It was named after the writer Nikos Kazantzakis. The municipal unit has an area of 102.201 km² (39.460 sq mi). Population 6,065 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Peza.

Acharna or Akharna (Ancient Greek: Ἀχάρνα) was a town of ancient Crete, located near the necropolis of Fourni, identified in the modern town of Archanes (Modern Greek: Αρχάνες) in central Crete. The town is attested in sources from approximately 550 to 330 BC, corresponding to the Archaic and Classical periods of Greek history.

Archanes–Asterousia (Greek: Αρχάνες-Αστερούσια) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Peza. The municipality has an area of 337,137 square kilometres (130,169 sq mi).

Το Ανάκτορο των Αρχανών είναι αρχαιολογικός τόπος μινωικού ανακτόρου και οικισμού στο νησί της Κρήτης, στην Ελλάδα. Βρίσκεται εντός της κωμόπολης των Αρχανών, έδρας του Δήμου Αρχανών-Αστερουσίων. Η συγκεκριμένη τοποθεσία οφείλει την ονομασία της στη σημερινή κωμόπολη, καθώς η μινωική ονομασία της δεν είναι γνωστή.

Psili Korfi (griechisch Ψηλή Κορφή = hoher Gipfel) ist mit 811 Meter die höchste Erhebung des Höhenzugs Giouchtas, wenige Kilometer westlich von Archanes, auf der griechischen Insel Kreta. Auf dem höchsten Punkt befinden sich die Ruinen eines minoischen Gipfelheiligtums und eine Sendeanlage.

Vathypetro (Greek: Βαθύπετρο) is an archaeological site, four kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the town of Archanes on Crete (Greece). It contains some of the oldest wine presses in the world.

Archanes (Greek: Αρχάνες, Godart & Olivier abbreviation: ARKH) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 31.516 km² (12.168 sq mi). Population 5,064 (2021). It is also the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in central Crete. The discovery of ancient roads leading from Archanes to Juktas, Anemospilia, Xeri Kara and Vathypetro indicate that Archanes was an important hub in the region during Minoan times. Archaeological evidence indicates that ancient Archanes spread out over the same area as the modern town of Archanes.

Phourni (Greek: Φουρνί, also Fourni) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete, established in 2400 BC and lasted until 1200 BC. Phourni is Greek for "furnace, oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located. Phourni is located at 70100 Epano Archanes, Heraklion, Greece—located on a hill in north-central Crete. Phourni can be seen from Mount Juktas. It is a small hill situated northwest of Archanes, between Archanes and Kato Archanes. Phourni is reachable from a signed scenic path that starts at Archanes. It was an important site for Minoan burials. The burials consistently and proactively engaged the community of the Minoans. The largest cemetery in the Archanes area was discovered in 1957 and excavated for 25 years by Yiannis Sakellarakis, beginning in 1965. The 6600 sq m cemetery includes 26 funerary buildings of varying shapes and sizes. The necropolis of Phourni is of primary importance, both for the duration of its use and for the variety of its funerary monuments. All the pottery and much of the skeletal material was collected, unlike many other pre-palatial tombs. The cemetery was founded in the Ancient Minoan IIA, and continued to be used until the end of the Bronze Age. The occupation reached its peak during the Middle Minoan AI, just before the palaces of Knossos and Malia appeared. The proximity of Archanes to the important religious centres of Mount Iuktas probably contributed to the prominence of the site.

A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas (Greek: Γιούχτας - Giouchtas), also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. Located a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the megaron at Vathypetro, Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak sanctuary in the Minoan world. At the base of Juktas, at Anemospilia, is a site that has suggested to some that the Minoans practiced human sacrifice, but the evidence is currently somewhat in question.

Stravomyti Cave is an ancient Minoan cave on Crete.

Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αρχανών, επίσης γνωστό ως Αρχαιολογική Συλλογή Αρχανών, είναι αρχαιολογικό μουσείο στην κωμόπολη των Αρχανών, στο νησί της Κρήτης, στην Ελλάδα. Φιλοξενεί μινωικά αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα προερχόμενα από την ευρύτερη γειτονική περιοχή.

Als Palast von Archanes (griechisch Ανάκτορο Αρχανών Anaktoro Archanon) wird eine archäologische Ausgrabungsstätte im zentralen Norden der griechischen Insel Kreta bezeichnet. Sie befindet sich innerhalb des Ortes Archanes in der Gemeinde Archanes-Asterousia des Regionalbezirks Iraklio. Die ältesten im Viertel Tourkogitonia (Τουρκογειτονιά) freigelegten Gebäudereste stammen aus der mittelminoischen Altpalastzeit im 2. Jahrtausend v. Chr.