Halepa

Halepa or Chalepa was formerly a town in northern . It is now one of the districts of . Its name was once well known owing to the Pact of Halepa, an agreement of 1878 on the administration of Crete as part of the Ottoman Empire.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neighborhood of Chania city, Greece
  • Also known as: Chalepa”, “Khalépa”, and “Sinoikismós Khalépa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tower of Chalepa and Archaeological Museum of Chania.

Castle
is a castle.

Museum
The is a archaeology museum serving the city of that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street.

Museum
Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in , , . It is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, where he lived from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kounoupidiana and Souda.

Town
is a village in , , part of the municipal unit of and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… is situated 3 km northeast of Halepa.

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 3½ km southeast of Halepa.

Village
is a village in , in the regional unit of . is situated 4½ km south of Halepa.

Halepa

Latitude
35.51667° or 35° 31′ north
Longitude
24.05° or 24° 3′ east
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
8G76G382+M2
Geo­Names ID
260159
Wiki­data ID
Q1237048
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Latin—“Halepa” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Chalepa
  • French: Chalépa
  • French: Halepa
  • Greek: Chalépa
  • Greek: Χαλέπα Χανίων
  • Greek: Χαλέπα
  • Irish: Chalepa
  • Latin: Chalepa

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Halepa”. Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.