East Selino ( - ''Anatoliko Selino'') is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Kantanos-Selino Kantanos-Selino () is a municipality in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is numbered 4 on the map of the Chania region. The seat of the municipality is the village of Palaiochora. The municipality has an area of . A significant number of f ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . It is situated on the south-west coast of the island of Crete. It was part of the former

Selino Province Selino is a historical region and a former province of Crete. It is located in the remote southwestern corner of the island, in the Chania regional unit. It is a rugged and remote area in the foothills of the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) and also ...

which covered the mountain and coastal region west of

Sfakia Sfakiá () is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of Crete, in the Chania (regional unit), Chania regional unit. It is considered to be one of the few places in Greece that have never been fully occupied by foreign powers. ...

. The seat of the municipality was Kampanos. The municipal unit is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Epanochori (Epanochori, Agia Eirini, Prines, Seliniotikos Gyros, Tsiskiana) * Kampanos (Kampanos, Maralia) * Rodovani (Rodovani, Agriles, Kamaria, Livada, Maza) * Skafi (Skafi, Argastiri, Pera Skafi) * Sougia (Sougia, Koustogerako, Livadas, Moni) * Temenia (Temenia, Pappadiana, Stratoi) Within Anatoliko Selino lies the Agia Eirini Gorge, the ruins of the ancient cities of

Elyros Elyrus or Elyros () was a town of ancient Crete, which the ''Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax'' places between Kydonia, Cydonia and Lissus (Crete), Lissus. It had a harbour, Syia (Συΐα), situated on the south coast of the island, 60 stadion (unit), s ...

, Lissos,

Yrtakina Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina (), also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina (Ὑρσακίνα),''Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax'' p. 18. or Artacina or Artakina (Ἀρτάκινα), was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptole ...

and Syia and many Byzantine churches. The area's main product is

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. Sougia is a growing beach resort with a few small hotels and

taverna A taverna (; ) is a small Greek restaurant that serves Greek cuisine. The taverna is an integral part of Greek culture and has become familiar to people from other countries who visit Greece, as well as through the establishment of tavernes ...

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{{Kantanos-Selino div Populated places in Chania (regional unit) Kantanos-Selino

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