Amari (municipality)

Amari (Greek: Αμάρι) is a village and a municipality in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Agia Foteini. The municipal unit has an area of 277.285 km2 (107.060 sq mi). One of the major geographic features of Amari is the Amari Valley, a landform of high elevation known for olive cultivation. It is thought that Monastiraki was developed by Phaistos inhabitants founding a satellite center as they pushed out into the Amari Valley.

Amari
Αμάρι
Municipality
Amari
Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°14′N 24°39′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitRethymno
Area
  Municipality277.3 km2 (107.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipality5,572
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
  Community
189
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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