Mesara Plain is the name of an illuvial plain in southern
Crete, to the east of and overlooked by the ruins of
Minoan Phaistos.
[1] It stretches for about 50&_160;km, with a width of about seven km. Since 1500
BC the plain has grown up to 6&_160;km due to a build up of
illuvial sediment. Clays from the
Mesara have been found to be the source of significant amounts of
Cretan Minoan pottery; soil and rock types from the fringes of the Mesara, particularly the
foothills of the
Asterousia Mountains at the south and the foothills to the north within the
Psiloritis Mountains.
[2] Alternatively this landform is known as the
Messara Plain.
span id="coordinates">Coordinates 35°02'14?N 24°50'46?E? / ?35.03722°N 24.84611°E? / 35.03722; 24.84611
