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  2. Crete - Wikipedia

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    Crete (/ kriːt / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern:Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient:Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete is located about 100 km (62 mi) south of the ...

  3. History of Crete - Wikipedia

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    The Minoan civilization was the first civilization in Europe. During the Iron Age, Crete developed an Ancient Greece -influenced organization of city-states, then successively became part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Venetian Republic, the Ottoman Empire, an autonomous state, and the modern state of Greece.

  4. Agios Nikolaos, Crete - Wikipedia

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    Agios Nikolaos or Aghios Nikolaos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος [ˈaʝoz niˈkolaos]) is a coastal city on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island's capital Heraklion, north of the city of Ierapetra and west of the city of Sitia. In the year 2021, the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, which takes in part of the surrounding ...

  5. Malia, Crete - Wikipedia

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    Malia, Crete. Malia (Greek: Μάλια) is a coastal town and municipal unit situated in the northeast corner of the Heraklion region of Crete, Greece. [2] It is part of the municipality of Hersonissos and is located approximately 34 kilometers (21 miles) east of Heraklion. As of 2021, the population of the municipal unit was recorded at 5,501.

  6. Souda Bay - Wikipedia

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    Souda Bay. Coordinates: 35°29′0″N 24°08′17″E. Souda Bay inlet, with the Izzeddin Fortress in the foreground. Souda Bay (Greek: Κόλπος Σούδας) is a bay and natural harbour near the town of Souda on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete. The bay is about 15 km long and only two to four km wide, and a deep natural ...

  7. Chania - Wikipedia

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    Chania (Greek: Χανιά, Khaniá, pronounced [xaˈɲa] ⓘ), also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.