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Armacha or Armaha village lies at 490 m above sea level, at a distance of 7km from Kastelli, with 110 residents (census 2001) and is first referred to by Barozzi in 1577. Armaha is rich in the production of agricultural and livestock products.
The Metropolitan Bishop, Tirnovos Voulgaria Ilarionas Kabanaris Sinitis was born, and is also buried here. A man of advanced learning, he wanted to translate the Bible to Demotic Greek.
At an altitude of 380m, with 63 inhabitants and by a distance of 3km south of Kastelli Village, central Crete, Liliano is first mentioned in the Turkish census of 1671.
The Basilica with its three naves, dedicated to Saint John, was built in the 12th -13th centuries and is one of the oldest and the most interesting in Crete. The stones used in its construction came from earlier buildings.
The three naves, with the middle nave higher than the other two, are supported by columns in Ionic style.
The narthex in front is lower with wider arches, whereas the door and windows have pointed arches.
The Basilica with its three naves, dedicated to Saint John, was built in the 12th -13th centuries and is one of the oldest and the most interesting in Crete. The stones used in its construction came from earlier buildings.
The three naves, with the middle nave higher than the other two, are supported by columns in Ionic style.
The narthex in front is lower with wider arches, whereas the door and windows have pointed arches.
Agia Paraskevi: Village of the municipality of Kastelli with 115 residents, Agia Paraskevi is situated 5 km south of Kastelli village at an altitude of 400m at the west side of the Lassithi Mountains.
It is first mentioned in the Turkish census of 1671 as Agia Paraskevi tou Xourdou with 17 haratsia (head tax).
It is very possible that Santa Venerata, a village mentioned in 1463 by Cardinal Bissarion, is the name by which Agia Paraskevi was known at that period.
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