Miamou () is a mountain village and a community in

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(elevation 353 metres) 60 km south of

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, on the south of

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. It belongs to the municipality of Gortyn. The community, which includes the villages

Lentas Lentas (Greek language, Greek Λέντας), Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete in Greece. It belongs to the community of Miamou within the municipality of Gortyna. Origins of the name The name ...

, Dyskos, Krotos and Papadogiannis, had 252 inhabitants (2021). The Libyan Sea is 4 km to the south.

History

Miamou was first inhabited during the end of the

Neolithic The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...

period. The name Miamou comes from the Greek word ''mia'' which means "one" (Greek: μία) and the Greek word ''omou'' which means "team" (Greek: Ομού). The name of Miamou possibly derives from folklore tradition. It is said that during the Middle Ages there was an epidemic which forced several villagers to abandon their settlements and go to the village which was not affected by it. That village is now called Miamou. In 1583, it had 204 inhabitants (Kastrofylakas, vol. 12, pg. 103) and was known as Miamú.

References

*''Heraklio And Its Prefecture'' (''Το Ηράκλειον και ο Νομός του'' ''To Iraklion kai o Nomos tou''), published by the Heraklio prefecture Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit) Gortyn {{Crete-geo-stub