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Chania (other)
Chania is a city of Greece. Chania may also refer to: * Chania (constituency), a constituency of the Hellenic Parliament * Chania (regional unit) Chania ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χανίων) is one of the four regional units of Greece, regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island. Its capital is the city of Chania. Chania borders only one o ..., a regional unit of Crete * Chania International Airport See also * {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chania
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled 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 west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion. The municipality has 108,642 inhabitants (2011). This consists of the city of Chania and several nearby areas, including Kounoupidiana (pop. 8,620), Mournies (pop. 7,614), Souda (pop. 6,418), Nerokouros (pop. 5,531), Daratsos (pop. 4,732), Perivolia (pop. 3,986), Galatas (pop. 3,166) and Aroni (pop. 3,003). History Early history Chania is the site of the Minoan settlement the Greeks called Kydonia, the source of the word quince. It appears on Linear B as ''ku-do-ni-ja''. Some notable archaeological evidence for the existence of this Minoan city below some parts of today's Chania was found by excavations in the district of Kasteli in the Old Town. This area appears to have been inhabited since the Neolithic era. The city reemerged after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chania (constituency)
Chania ( el, εκλογική περιφέρεια Χανίων) is a constituency of the Hellenic Parliament. It comprises the Chania Prefecture, and is one of the four constituencies of Crete. It elects four members of Parliament. Election results Legislative election Members of Parliament Members (July 2019 - today) *Dora Bakoyannis '' ND'' *Manousos Voloudakis '' ND'' (Died in 8 Feb 2023, replaced by Ioannis Kasselakis) *Vassilis Digalakis '' ND'' *Pavlos Polakis ''SYRIZA'' Members (Sep 2015 - July 2019) *Giorgos Stathakis ''SYRIZA'' *Pavlos Polakis ''SYRIZA'' * Valia Vagionaki ''SYRIZA'' *Antonis Balomenakis ''SYRIZA'' Members (Jan 2015 - Sep 2015) *Giorgos Stathakis ''SYRIZA'' *Pavlos Polakis ''SYRIZA'' * Valia Vagionaki ''SYRIZA'' *Stavros Theodorakis '' The River'' Members (Jun 2012 - Jan 2015) * Christos Markogiannakis '' ND'' * Manousos Voloudakis '' ND'' * Kyriakos Virvidakis '' ND'' * Giorgos Stathakis ''SYRIZA The Coalition of the Radical Left – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chania (regional Unit)
Chania ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χανίων) is one of the four regional units of Greece, regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island. Its capital is the city of Chania. Chania borders only one other regional unit: that of Rethymno (regional unit), Rethymno to the east. The western part of Crete is bounded to the north by the Sea of Crete, Cretan Sea, and to the west and south by the Mediterranean Sea. The regional unit also includes the southernmost island of Europe, Gavdos. Geography Chania regional unit, often informally termed 'Western Crete', is a part of the island which includes the districts of Apokoronas, Sfakia, and Selino in the far South West corner. Other towns in the Chania prefecture include Sfakia#Hora Sfakion, Hora Sfakion, Kastelli-Kissamos, Kissamos, Palaiochora, Maleme, Vryses, Vamos, Georgioupolis and Kalives. The natural park of Samariá Gorge, a tourist attraction and a refuge for the rare Cretan wild goat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
