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Temenia (Greek: Τεμένια) is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of
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. It is part of the municipal unit of
East Selino East Selino ( - ''Anatoliko Selino'') is a former municipality in the Chania (regional unit), Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kantanos-Selino, of which it is a municipal uni ...
(''Anatoliko Selino''). The community consists of the following villages (population in 2021): *Temenia, pop. 51 *Pappadiana, pop. 6 *Stratoi, pop. 11 Near Temenia is located the ancient city of
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 ...
. In Temenia also there is a spring-spa. Because of the healthy water, there is a small hotel and a refreshments factory in Temenia.


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