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  2. Malia, Crete - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Heraklion - Wikipedia

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    Heraklion or Herakleion (/ h ɪ ˈ r æ k l i ə n / hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced), [4] sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion 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. Zaros - Wikipedia

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    Zaros (Greek: Ζαρός) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] The municipal unit has an area of 71.803 km 2 (27.723 sq mi). [3] Population 2,565 (2021).

  6. 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 ...

  7. Gazi, Crete - Wikipedia

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    Gazi (Greek: Γάζι, romanized: Gazi) is a Western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] It lies 6 kilometres (4 miles) west of Heraklion, on

  8. Agios Nikolaos, Crete - Wikipedia

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    Agios Nikolaos is accessible from the mainland and the whole of Europe through Heraklion International Airport, and the many daily ferry services in Heraklion 64 kilometres (40 mi). Travellers pass through Sitia airport, boarding a domestic or charter flight, or through the town's harbour 67 kilometres (42 mi). Recently, the town became host to ...

  9. Matala, Crete - Wikipedia

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    Matala (Greek: Μάταλα) is a village located 75 km south-west of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Matala is part of the community of Pitsidia within the municipal unit of Tympaki, Faistos municipality, Heraklion regional unit.