Amari is a province on the island of Crete in Greece. The prefecture of Rethymnon Much of the history of Crete took place near the Psiloriti Range within Amari. One of the major geographic features of Amari is the Amari Valley, a landform of high elevation known for olive cultivation. Crete: Amari Valley It is thought that Monastiraki was developed by Phaistos inhabitants founding a satellite center as they pushed out into the Amari Valley. C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
