Akrotiri (

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Ακρωτήρι, pronounced ) means "cape, promontory". As a result, many different seaside places bear this name. Akrotiri may refer to:

Places

Cyprus

Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory o ...

, a British Overseas Territory * Akrotiri (village), a village in the Akrotiri Peninsula * Akrotiri Bay, a bay in the south * Akrotiri Peninsula (Cyprus), a peninsula bounded by Akrotiri Bay and Episkopi Bay *

RAF Akrotiri RAF Akrotiri ( el, Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου) is a large Royal Air Force base on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of two areas which compr ...

, a British Royal Air Force base

Greece

Akrotiri, Crete Akrotiri ( el, Ακρωτήρι, literally "promontory") is a peninsula and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal ...

, a peninsula and a municipality on the island of Crete * Akrotiri (prehistoric city), a Minoan settlement on the island of Santorini (Thera) *

Akrotiri, Santorini Akrotiri ( el, Ακρωτήρι) is a village on the island of Santorini in Greece. It is located 15 kilometers south of the capital Fira, built on the slopes of a hill offering staggering views of the caldera cliffs. On top of this hill, there a ...

, a modern village near the Minoan settlement above * Castle of Akrotiri, a former Venetian castle in the Santorini village above

Places

Cyprus

Greece

See also