Mournies
Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.- Type: Village with 5,320 residents
- Description: town in Chania, Greece
- Also known as: “Mourniaí”, “Mournión”, and “مورنيس (خانية)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kydonia and Yiali Tzami.
Kydonia
Archaeological site
Kydonia, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city… Kydonia is situated 4 km north of Mournies.
Yiali Tzami
The Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque, also known as the Yalı… Yiali Tzami is situated 4 km north of Mournies.Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Synagogue
The Etz Hayyim Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish… Etz Hayyim Synagogue is situated 3½ km north of Mournies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perivolia and Nerokouros.
Nerokouros
Village
Nerokouros is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Nerokouros is situated 2½ km east of Mournies.
Souda
Town
Mournies
Latitude
35.48264° or 35° 28′ 58″ north
Longitude
24.01192° or 24° 0′ 43″ east
Population
5,320
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
8G76F2M6+3Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Mournies” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مورنيس”
- Asturian: “Mournies”
- Catalan: “Murniés”
- Cebuano: “Mourniés”
- Dutch: “Mournies”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مورنيس”
- Finnish: “Mourniés”
- French: “Mourniés”
- German: “Mournies (Chania)”
- German: “Mournies”
- Greek: “Μουρνιαί”
- Greek: “Μουρνιές Χανίων”
- Greek: “Μουρνιές”
- Irish: “Mournies”
- Latin: “Murniae”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mourniés”
- Russian: “Мурниес”
- Swedish: “Mourniés”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Krio Nero and Kalykas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: ΚΕΠ ΕΛ.ΒΕΝΙΖΕΛΟΥ and Chania General Hospital - Agios Georgios.
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