Crete Naval Base
Crete Naval Base is a major naval base of the Hellenic Navy and NATO at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece. Formally known in NATO as Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay, and more commonly in Greece as the Souda Naval Base, it serves as the second largest naval base of the Hellenic Navy and the largest and most prominent naval base for NATO in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, Public domain.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: military base in Greece
- Also known as: “Nafstathmos Kritis” and “Souda Bay Naval Base”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chania International Airport and Minoa.
Chania International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Chania International Airport "Daskalogiannis" is an international airport located near Souda Bay on the Akrotiri peninsula of the Greek island of Crete, serving the city of Chania, 14 kilometres away.
Minoa
Archaeological site
Minoa was a town on the north coast of ancient Crete on the Cisamun promontory. The site of Minoa is located near modern Marathi. Minoa is situated 3 km southeast of Crete Naval Base.
Souda Fortress
Castle
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Souda Fortress is a castle, which is situated 4 km south of Crete Naval Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mouzouras and Kounoupidiana.
Mouzouras
Village
Mouzouras is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrotiri, Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece. The community consists of the settlements Mouzouras, Agia Zoni, Galini and Kalorrouma.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… Kounoupidiana is situated 6 km west of Crete Naval Base.
Kalami
Hamlet
Photo: Nikolaos.basiliou, Public domain.
Kalami is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Crete Naval Base.
Crete Naval Base
- Category: naval base
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Crete Naval Base” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعدة كريت البحرية”
- French: “base navale de Crète”
- French: “Base navale de Crète”
- Greek: “Ναύσταθμος Κρήτης”
- Japanese: “クレタ海軍基地”
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