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Moires (Greek: Μοίρες, "Fates") is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 181.885 km2 (70.226 sq mi) and a population of 11,399 people (about 6,900 for the town itself). The weekly market of the agricultural town of Moires is the largest in the region. In the early Middle Ages it was the home of Christian hermits, who allegedly met only once a year to worship at the chapel of Agios Andonis, built in the 14th or 15th century.




Subdivisions


The municipal unit of Moires is divided into the following communities:

Moires
Alithini
Antiskari
Galia
Kastelli
Kouses
Peri
Petrokefali
Pigaidakia (including Kaloi Limenes)
Pompia
Roufas
Skourvoula




Population






Climate


Moires has a mild climate throughout the year with mild winters and hot summers. The climate is generally dry with an average annual precipitation of 445 mm. According to the National Observatory of Athens maximum temperatures in the winter remain over 16 °C while in the summer they are close to 35 °C.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kaloi Limenes
• Prix Femina
• Moires
• Moiré pattern
• Moire (disambiguation)
• Milo Moiré
• Moire (fabric)
• Moiré deflectometry
• Moiré Phase Tracking
• Line moiré
• Emmanuel Moire
• Shape moiré