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2. Chania - Wikipedia

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   Chania (Greek: Χανιά, Khaniá, pronounced ⓘ), 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 .

3. Kastelli Hill - Wikipedia

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   Kastelli Hill (also Kasteli; Greek: Λόφος Καστέλλι or Καστέλι) is a landform at the city of Chania on the island of Crete in the present day country of Greece. [1] The Minoan city of ancient Cydonia was centered on Kastelli Hill, [ 2 ] which later was selected by the Romans as the site of an acropolis .

4. Chania (regional unit) - Wikipedia

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   Chania is the regional unit of Crete that receives the most precipitation. The Exkursionsflora von Kreta by Jahn & Schoenfelder has a precipitation map and text confirming that in general, western Crete (Chania prefecture) has more precipitation than any other region on an average basis.

5. Kydonia - Wikipedia

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   Kydonia (/ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / or / k aɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə /), also known as Cydonia (Ancient Greek: Κυδωνία, Kydōnía) was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania on the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources.

6. Chania Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   Chania Lighthouse (Greek: Φάρος Χανίων), is a lighthouse located at the entrance of the port of Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece. It was built in 1864 on the site of the original lighthouse by the Venetians. [1] [2] It has been a listed archeological site in Greece since 1962. [3]

7. Agios Nikolaos (Chania) - Wikipedia

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   Printable version; In other projects ... Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Georgioupoli, in Chania regional unit. See also

8. Akrotiri, Crete - Wikipedia

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   Akrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι, literally "promontory") is a peninsula and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] The municipal unit has an area of 112.644 km 2 (43.492 sq mi). [3]

9. Fortifications of Chania - Wikipedia

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   The fortifications of Chania are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Chania in Crete, Greece. The inner city walls were first built in antiquity, and were rebuilt by the Byzantine Empire. The outer walls were built in the 16th century by the Republic of Venice. Some of the fortifications were ...