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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. Etz Hayyim Synagogue - Wikipedia

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   The Etz Hayyim Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת עץ חיים) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Chania on the island of Crete, in Greece. [2] Constructed as a church, the building was converted into a synagogue in the 17th century. It is the only surviving remnant of the island's Romaniote Jewish community.

6. Palaiochora - Wikipedia

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   It is located 70 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400 m wide and 700 m long. The town is set along 11 km of coastline bordering the Libyan Sea . It is the seat of the municipality of Kantanos–Selino and its population was 2,181 in the 2021 census.

7. 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.

8. Agios Nikolaos (Chania) - Wikipedia

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   Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Georgioupoli, in Chania regional unit. See also. List of islands of Greece This page was last edited ...

9. Lefka Ori - Wikipedia

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   Lefka Ori (Greek: Λευκά Όρη, meaning 'White Mountains') or Madares (Μαδάρες from the Cretan Greek μαδαρός meaning 'without coverage, bald, bare of any vegetation for high mountain areas') is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture. The White Mountains or Lefka Ori occupy a large part of the ...