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   Kydonia

   Kydonia ( or ), also known as Cydonia (Ancient Greek: Κυδωνία, Kydōnía) was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece.

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   Aptera

   Aptera (Ἄπτερα or Ἀπτερία) or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western Crete, a kilometre inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 km east of the city of Chania in the municipality of Chania.

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   Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque

   The Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque, also known as the Yalı Mosque, is a former mosque located in Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece.

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   Archaeological Museum of Chania

   The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa.

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   Presentation of the Virgin Mary Cathedral

   The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Holy Metropolitan Church, also known as the Cathedral of Chania and as the Trimartiri Cathedral, is a Greek Orthodox cathedral, located in Athinagora Square in the old town of Chania in Crete, Greece.

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   Etz Hayyim Synagogue

   The Etz Hayyim Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Chania on the island of Crete, in Greece. Constructed as a church, the building was converted into a synagogue in the 17th century.

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   Agios Nikolaos in Chania

   The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Greek Orthodox church located in the Splanzia square in the town of Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

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   Assumption Cathedral, Chania

   The Assumption Cathedral, also called the Catholic Cathedral of Chania and officially the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Chania, on the island of Crete in Greece.

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   Nautical Museum of Crete

   The Maritime Museum of Crete is a museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. Its collection includes models of ships, nautical instruments, painting, historical photographs and war relics.

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    Izzeddin Fortress

    The Izzeddin Fortress is an Ottoman fortress in Souda Bay, Crete, near the village of Kalami, best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners in 20th-century Greece.

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   Fortifications of Chania

   The fortifications of Chania are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Chania in Crete, Greece.

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   Fallschirmjäger memorial

   The Fallschirmjäger memorial (German: Fallschirmjäger-Denkmal) is a German war memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten-day Battle of Crete in World War II.

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   Suda Bay War Cemetery

   The Souda Bay War Cemetery is a military cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece.

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   Chalepa

   Halepa or Chalepa was formerly a town in northern Crete. It is now one of the districts of Chania.

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   War Museum of Chania

   War Museum of Chania was an old museum in Chania, Crete, Greece that no longer exists. It was burnt down by fire in 2018.

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   Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa

   Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. In March 2002, the Greek state assumed the ownership of the Venizelos residence, and then ceded it to the Eleftherios K.

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   School Life Museum

   The School Life Museum (in Greek:Μουσείο Σχολικής Ζωής) is a museum in Nerokouros, approximately 3.5 kilometers south of Chania, Crete, Greece.

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