Moires

Greece

Moires is an agricultural town and former municipality located in the Heraklion regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. Following the local government reform of 2011, it became a municipal unit within the larger municipality of Faistos. The municipal unit covers an area of 181.885 km² (70.226 sq mi) and has a population of 11,399 people.

The town is notable for hosting the largest weekly market in the region. Historically, Moires served as a home for Christian hermits during the early Middle Ages; these hermits reportedly gathered only once a year to worship at the chapel of Agios Andonis, which was constructed in either the 14th or 15th century.

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