Heraklion

Heraklion is a regional unit on the island Crete in Greece.

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Top destinations include Heraklion and Chersonissos.

Heraklion

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Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.

Chersonissos

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Chersonissos is a popular tourist destination in Crete, known for its vibrant nightlife, beautiful beaches, and historical sites.

Malia

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Malia is in Crete, 34 km east of Heraklion, the Cretan capital city. It is one of six Minoan Palatial Centres to be listed as a world heritage site.

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Epano Vatheia

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Epano Vatheia is a Greek village in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is located at an altitude of 260 m, some 17 kilometres from the city of Heraklion, in the valley of the Stavromenos river. Its population numbers 285.

Heraklion

Type: regional unit of Greece with 305,000 residents
Description: Greek regional district
Also known as: “Heraclion”, “Heraklion Regional Unit”, “Irákleion”, “Iráklion”, and “Nomós Iraklíou”
Location: Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude of center

35.3297° or 35° 19′ 47″ north

Longitude of center

25.1299° or 25° 7′ 48″ east

Population

305,000

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

GeoNames ID

261741

Wikidata ID

Q19896769

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Heraklion” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Unidá periférica de Heraclión”
Basque: “Heraklion (unitate erregionala)”
Basque: “Heraklion”
Belarusian: “Іракліён (пэрыфэрыйная адзінка)”
Belarusian: “Іракліён”
Bulgarian: “Ираклио”
Catalan: “unitat perifèrica d’Iràklio”
Catalan: “Unitat perifèrica d’Iràklio”
Chinese: “伊拉克利翁专区”
Czech: “Iraklio”
Danish: “Heraklion”
Dutch: “Iraklion (periferie-district)”
Dutch: “Iraklion”
Estonian: “Irákleio piirkonnaüksus”
Finnish: “Iraklion”
Finnish: “Iraklionin alueyksikkö”
French: “district régional d’Héraklion”
French: “Héraklion”
German: “Iraklio”
Greek: “Ηράκλειο”
Greek: “Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ηρακλείου”
Ido: “Provinco Heraklion”
Indonesian: “Heraklion (unit regional)”
Indonesian: “Heraklion”
Italian: “Candia”
Korean: “이라클리오 지구”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Periferieininga Iráklio”
Polish: “Jednostka regionalna Heraklion”
Portuguese: “Heraclião”
Portuguese: “Heraklion (unidade regional)”
Russian: “Ираклион”
Serbian: “Ираклион”
Slovak: “Iraklio”
Slovenian: “Regionalna enota Iraklij”
Spanish: “Perifereiakí Enótita Irakleíou”
Spanish: “Unidad periferica de Heraclion”
Spanish: “unidad periférica de Heraclión”
Spanish: “Unidad periférica de Heraclión”
Spanish: “unidad periférica de Heraklion”
Spanish: “Unidad Periférica de Heraklion”
Spanish: “unidad periférica de Irakleio”
Spanish: “Unidad Regional de Heraklion”
Spanish: “Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ηρακλείου”
Turkish: “Kandiye ilçesi”
Urdu: “ایراکلیون”

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