Amari Valley
The Amari Valley is a fertile valley[1] on the foothills of Mount Ida and Mount Kedros in Crete. The valley was known as a center of resistance to the Germans during the Battle of Crete and the German occupation. After the abduction of General Heinrich Kreipe, the German army destroyed a number of villages in the area, killing more than 160 of their inhabitants.
Prehistory
[edit]The ancient city of Phaistos expanded with satellite development into the Amari Valley in the late Bronze Age, establishing a settlement at Monastiraki.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- C. Michael Hogan. 2007. C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian
- John D. Pendlebury. 1991. The Archaeology of Crete, Biblo & Tannen Publishers, ISBN 0-8196-0121-7, ISBN 978-0-8196-0121-6
Line notes
[edit]35°13′12″N 24°38′24″E / 35.220°N 24.640°E
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