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Mournies

Mournies is a village in , in the regional unit of . 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.
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  • Type: Village with 5,320 residents
  • Description: town in Chania, Greece
  • Also known as: “Mourniaí” and “Mournión”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kydonia and Yiali Tzami.

Archaeological site
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city located at the site of present-day near the west end of the island of in . The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. is situated 4 km north of Mournies.

Photo: Jebulon, CC0.
The Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque, also known as the Yalı Mosque, is a former located in , on the island of , . Built in 1645 during the Ottoman era, the former mosque was abandoned in 1923, and subsequently repurposed as an exhibition center. is situated 4 km north of Mournies.

Synagogue
Photo: Nikater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in on the island of , in . Constructed as a church, the building was converted into a synagogue in the 17th century. is situated 3½ km north of Mournies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perivolia and Nerokouros.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village in , in the regional unit of . is situated 2½ km east of Mournies.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a town and former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 5 km east of Mournies.

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
node 3561501305
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
256696
Wiki­data ID
Q3326154
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Mournies” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مورنيس (خانية)”
  • Arabic: “مورنيس”
  • Asturian: “Mournies”
  • Catalan: “Murniés”
  • Cebuano: “Mourniés”
  • Dutch: “Mournies”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مورنيس”
  • Finnish: “Mourniés”
  • French: “Mournies”
  • 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mournies”. Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.