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  2. Heraklion - Wikipedia

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    Heraklion is home to the ruins of the palace of Knossos, located in the southern periphery of the city and part of the Heraklion municipality. In Minoan times, Knossos was the largest centre of population on Crete and is considered by many to be the oldest city in Europe.

  3. Heraklion (regional unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Heraklion prefecture (Greek: Νομός Ηρακλείου) was created in 1915, after Crete joined with the rest of Greece. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Heraklion was created out of the former prefecture Heraklion. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit.

  4. Knossos (modern history) - Wikipedia

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    Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece: Region: North central coast, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Heraklion: Coordinates: Type: Palace complex, administrative center, capital of Crete and regions within its jurisdiction: Length

  5. Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" - Wikipedia

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    Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" (IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country's second busiest airport after Athens International Airport. It is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the main city centre of Heraklion, near the municipality of Nea Alikarnassos. It is a shared ...

  6. Phourni - Wikipedia

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    Phourni is Greek for "furnace, oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located. Phourni is located at 70100 Epano Archanes, Heraklion, Greecelocated on a hill in north-central Crete. [1] Phourni can be seen from Mount Juktas. It is a small hill situated northwest of Archanes, between Archanes and Kato Archanes. Phourni is ...

  7. Malia (archaeological site) - Wikipedia

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    Malia (also Mallia) is a Minoan and Mycenaean archaeological site located on the northern coast of Crete in the Heraklion area. It is about 35 kilometers east of the ancient site of Knossos and 40 kilometers east of the modern city of Heraklion. The site lies about 3 kilometers east and inland from the modern village of Malia. It was occupied ...

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