Koutsouras

Koutsouras (Κουτσουράς) is a village in

Lasithi Lasithi () is the easternmost regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, the other major towns being Ierapetra and Sitia. The mountains include the Dikti in the west and the Thrypti in the ...

regional unit, in

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

22 kilometers east of

Ierapetra Ierapetra (; ancient name: ) is a Greece, Greek city and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete. History The town of Ierapetra (in the local dialect: Γεράπετρο ''Gerapetro'') is located on the southeast coast of Crete, sit ...

. Its population is 818 (2001 est.). It was the headquarters of the municipality of

Makry Gialos Makry Gialos () is a former municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, with a population 2,589 in 2021. It is located on the south-east coast of Crete. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ierapetra, of which it is a ...

(''Dimos Makry Gialou'') and is the biggest village in the region. Key economic activities include agriculture and tourism. The coast is rocky and there are pebble beaches with crystal clear waters. Today it is the seat of

municipal unit and part of

municipality. {{coord, 35, 2, 23, N, 25, 57, 15, E, source:elwiki_region:GR_type:city, display=title Makry Gialos