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Kydonia

Kydonia, 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yiali Tzami and San Rocco.

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The Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque or Yalı Mosque is a former Ottoman mosque and exhibition hall in , , . is situated 150 metres west of Kydonia.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 190 metres southeast of Kydonia.

Synagogue
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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 310 metres southwest of Kydonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mournies and Perivolia.

Village
is a village in , in the regional unit of . Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. is situated 4 km south of Kydonia.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Kydonia.

Neighborhood
is a waterfront village, named after a small church called , situated in and it is famous for its coves. Found only 4 km from the centre of on the island of , it is known for its small protected woods, for a summer beach volleyball competition, and as a favourite beach for winter swimmers. is situated 5 km west of Kydonia.

Kydonia

Latitude
35.51738° or 35° 31′ 3″ north
Longitude
24.01948° or 24° 1′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G76G289+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13088396657
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1481525
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Kydonia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيدونيا”
  • Armenian: “Կիդոնիա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kidoniya”
  • Bulgarian: “Кидония”
  • Catalan: “Cidónia”
  • Catalan: “Cidònia”
  • Catalan: “Cydonia”
  • Catalan: “Kydonia”
  • Chinese: “基多尼亚”
  • Chinese: “基多尼亞”
  • Chinese: “科多尼亚”
  • Dutch: “Kydonia”
  • Finnish: “Kydonia”
  • French: “Cydon”
  • French: “Cydonia”
  • French: “la mère des villes”
  • German: “Kydonia”
  • Greek: “Κυδωνία”
  • Hebrew: “קידוניה”
  • Italian: “Cidonia”
  • Italian: “Kydonia”
  • Japanese: “キドニア”
  • Japanese: “キュドニア”
  • Lithuanian: “Kidonija”
  • Malay: “Kydonia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chania”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Khania”
  • Persian: “کیدونیا”
  • Portuguese: “Cidônia”
  • Russian: “Кидония”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cydonia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kidonija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kydonia”
  • Slovenian: “Kidonija”
  • Slovenian: “Kudonija”
  • Spanish: “Cidonia”
  • Spanish: “Kidonia”
  • Swedish: “Kydonia”
  • Tatar: “Кидониа борынгы каласы”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Kydonia”
  • Turkish: “Kidonya”
  • Turkish: “Kydonia”
  • Ukrainian: “Кідонія”
  • Urdu: “کیدونیا”
  • Venetian: “Cidònia”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Archeological excavation and Monastery of Santa Maria dei Mirakoli.

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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 “Kydonia”. Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.