Isthmus of Ierapetra

The isthmus is the narrowest part of Crete, with a distance of 12 kilometres from the Gulf of Mirabello in the north to the Libyan Sea in the south.

The imposing Ha Gorge (Φαρράγι Χά), located on the Thrypti Mountains, overlooks the isthmus from the eastern side.

[1] Other Minoan sites in the vicinity are Gournia, Priniatikos Pyrgos and Chalasmenos (Χαλάσμένος).

The Neolithic refuge site of Monastiraki Katalimata (Μοναστηράκι Καταλύματα) is located high up on the northern side of the Ha Gorge.

The isthmus falls within the jurisdiction of Ierapetra Municipality (Δήμος Ιεράπετρας), in the Lassithi regional unit.