Nea Alikarnassos (, meaning New

Halicarnassus Halicarnassus ( ; Latin: ''Halicarnassus'' or ''Halicarnāsus''; ''Halikarnāssós''; ; Carian language, Carian: 𐊠𐊣𐊫𐊰 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊵𐊫𐊰 ''alos k̂arnos'') was an ancient Greece, ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia.

) is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit,

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

Heraklion Heraklion or Herakleion ( ; , , ), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in G ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 16.1 km². Population 14,624 (2021). It is located on the north coast of the island and is served by the Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport. In the settlement of Prassas, the Minoan ruins of two houses were found. Nea Alikarnassos was founded in 1925 as a public housing development to accommodate the refugees, who were displaced following the Greco-Turkish War and subsequent

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, most being Greeks from today's

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(Alikarnassos in Greek from the ancient Greek town

). Heraklion's

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headquarters are located within the area. Alongside sits a camp which houses (estimatedly) 500 Romani residents living under poverty conditions, having limited water supply and sewage management.

Politics

The elections tend to reveal a domination of left-leaning parties. In the general elections of 2007 the distribution percentage of representatives were as follows:

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(PASOK) 52.85% (2004: 54,54%), the conservative

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31,22% (2004: 33.84%), the

Communist Party of Greece The Communist Party of Greece (, ΚΚΕ; ''Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas'', KKE) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Greece. It was founded in 1918 as the Socialist Workers' Party of Greece (SEKE) and adopted its current name in Novem ...

8.97% (2004: 8.00%), the left

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(SYRIZA) 3.15% (2004: 2.14%), the right Popular Orthodox Rally 1.61% (2004: 1.07%) and the

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1.19%. Evangelos Sisamakis (PASOK) was first elected mayor in 2003 and was reelected in 2006 with 63% of the votes in the first round.local06.ekloges.dolnet.gr

Sports

The town of Nea Alikarnassos hosts the Greek football club P.A.S.A. Irodotos F.C., founded in 1932, with presence in

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References

External links

Official website
(in Greek) Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit) Heraklion {{Crete-geo-stub