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Melabes (Μέλαμπες) is a village in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece.

Name
The meaning of the name Melabes is not yet confirmed. It has its origin in ancient Greek and is probably related to Ancient Lappa (region in Greece). According to tradition, the name represents brightness of the sunrise in region.

Geography
The village is located 42km south of Rethymno City and 10km from the village Agia Galini, on mountain Kedros at an altitude of 600m.