History
During the period of Venice domination the name of village was San Giovanni, but renamed in Harakas, because there is a great rock in the west side, 35 meters high and about 60m in the width with the name (haraki).On the rock is built a castle and a church The rock is accessed only from the east and it is a monolithic barrow. == Community of Charakas ==
Community of Charakas
The community of Charakas (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Χάρακος) consists of the village Charakas and the smaller villages Agia Fotia (Αγιά Φωτιά) (pop. 22, at elevation 275 m, 2 km to the West from Charakas) and Doraki (Δωράκι) (pop. 24, at elevation 310 m, 1.5 km to the East from Charakas). ==References==