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Khaniá (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 30 44 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.5122 decimal degrees |
| Long: 024 00 56 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.0156 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally settled as Greek colony; conquered by Rome 69 BCE; ruled by Arabs from 826 CE; later ruled successively by Byzantines, Venitians, and Ottomans. |
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| Khaniá (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Khania (C,V)
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| Chania (C,V)
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| Ta Khania (C,V)
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| Canea (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Chaniá (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| La Canée (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Χανιά (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Cydonia (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kydonia (H,V)
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Crete (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Canea (regional division) (P) |
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Khaniá (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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is one of the oldest cities on Crete |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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