Agia Eirini Gorge (Greek ''Φαράγγι Αγίας Ειρήνης''), sometimes called St. Irene Gorge, is located in the south-west of the island of

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

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, in

Lefka Ori Lefka Ori (, meaning 'White Mountains') or Madares ( from the Cretan Greek 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 Mounta ...

. The gorge starts near the village of Agia Eirini and it ends near the village of

Sougia Sougia () is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino (''Anatoliko Selino''). It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 km south of Chan ...

, on the south coast. It is long and deep, in a forested area with steep mountain cliffs. In 1866, 1,000 women and children escaped from the Ottomans through this gorge.

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Gorges of Crete Landforms of Chania (regional unit) {{Crete-geo-stub