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Hyrtakina

MegalithicEuropeGreecec. 300 BCEDorian Cretan

Remote Dorian city on Kastri hill in southwest Crete, defended by polygonal masonry walls roughly half a mile long forming two 'cyclopic' circuits, with gate passages protected by projecting flanking walls. A temple of Pan stood on the acropolis; the east and south sides rely on sheer terrain.

35.2797°, 23.7515°

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