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- Aegean islands
- Crete and Cyrenaica
- Minoan geography
Ablepharus
Ablepharus is a genus of skinks that contains the common snake-eyed skinks.
Abu Hafs Umar al-Iqritishi
Umar ibn Hafs ibn Shuayb ibn Isa al-Balluti (died 855) was the leader of a group of Andalusi refugees who seized control of Alexandria and, after being expelled from the city by the Abbasids, conquered the Byzantine island of Crete, becoming the first Emir of Crete.
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Aceramic
Aceramic is defined as "not producing pottery".
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.
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Agioi Pantes
Agioi Pantes (Άγιοι Πάντες) is a settlement on the island of Zakynthos, Greece.
Agioi Theodoroi (islands)
Agioi Theodoroi (Άγιοι Θεόδωροι) are two uninhabited islets off the coast of western Crete. Crete and Agioi Theodoroi (islands) are islands of Greece.
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Agios Nikolaos, Crete
Agios Nikolaos, Hagios Nikolaos or Aghios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος) is a coastal city on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island's capital Heraklion, north of the city of Ierapetra and west of the city of Sitia.
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Akrotiri, Crete
Akrotiri (Ακρωτήρι, literally "promontory") is a peninsula and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece.
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula.
Alexandros Zaimis
Alexandros Zaimis (Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης; 28 October 1855 – 15 September 1936) was a Greek politician who served as Greece's Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete.
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Almyros
Almyros or Halmyros (Almyrós) is a town and a municipality of the regional unit of Magnesia, region of Thessaly, Greece.
Alpine chough
The Alpine chough or yellow-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax.
Amari Valley
The Amari Valley is a fertile valley on the foothills of Mount Ida and Mount Kedros in Crete.
American bullfrog
The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America.
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Anatolia
Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.
Andreas Musalus
Andreas Musalus (Andreas Musalus, Andrea Musalo, Ανδρέας Μουσάλος) was a Greek professor of mathematics, philosopher and architectural theorist who was largely active in Venice during the 17th-century Italian Renaissance.
ANEK Lines
ANEK Lines (Ανώνυμη Ναυτιλιακή Εταιρεία Κρήτης, Anonymi Naftiliaki Eteria Kritis, Anonymous Shipping Company of Crete) is one of the largest passenger shipping companies in Greece.
Anthotyros
Anthotyros (Anthotyro in modern Greek, "flowery cheese") is a traditional fresh cheese.
Apollo
Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.
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Aposelemis Dam
Aposelemis Dam (Φράγμα Αποσελέμη) is an earthen embankment dam on the Aposelemis River near the villages of Potamies and Avdou, southeast of Heraklion, Greece.
Aptera (Greece)
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.
Aquaworld Aquarium
Aquaworld Aquarium is a natural history museum in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Archaeological Museum of Chania
The Archaeological Museum of Chania (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Χανίων) is a museum that was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street, Chania, Crete, Greece.
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Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
Archaic Greece
Archaic Greece was the period in Greek history lasting from to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC, following the Greek Dark Ages and succeeded by the Classical period.
Archaic humans
Archaic humans is a broad category denoting all species of the genus Homo that are not Homo sapiens (which are known as modern humans).
Arkadi Monastery
The Arkadi Monastery (in Greek: Μονή Αρκαδίου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 23 km (14 mi) to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of Crete in Greece.
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Artemis
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity.
Asterousia Mountains
The Asterousia Mountains are a range in southern Crete separating the Messara Plain from the Libyan Sea.
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Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva.
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Avocado
The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae).
Balkan green lizard
The Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
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Balkan whip snake
The Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis, formerly known as Coluber gemonensis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
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Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: Federal Basketball League), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany.
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Battle of Crete
The Battle of Crete (Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (Unternehmen Merkur), was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island of Crete.
Bearded vulture
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the monotypic genus Gypaetus.
Bektashi Order
The Bektashi Order or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi mystic order originating in the 13th-century Ottoman Empire.
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.
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Biologist
A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology.
Blasius's horseshoe bat
Blasius's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus blasii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae found throughout large parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa.
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Bonelli's eagle
Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey.
Boniface I, Marquis of Montferrat
Boniface I, usually known as Boniface of Montferrat (Bonifacio del Monferrato; Βονιφάτιος Μομφερρατικός, Vonifatios Momferratikos) (c. 1150 – 4 September 1207), was the ninth Marquis of Montferrat (from 1192), a leader of the Fourth Crusade (1201–04) and the king of Thessalonica (from 1205).
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Canaan
Canaan (Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 –; כְּנַעַן –, in pausa כְּנָעַן –; Χανααν –;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta: id est Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes.
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Candia massacre
The Candia massacre occurred on 6 September 1898, on Crete, then part of the Ottoman Empire.
Candiacervus
Candiacervus is an extinct genus of deer native to Pleistocene Crete.
Cape Lithinon
Cape Lithinon or Cape Lithino, Crete, Greece, is a promontory at the southernmost point of the island of Crete, south of Matala and west of Kaloi Limenes.
Cape Sideros
Cape Sideros or Cape Sidero (Akra Sideros) is a cape at the eastern end of the island of Crete, Greece.
Caphtor
Caphtor (כַּפְתּוֹר Kaftōr) is a locality mentioned in the Bible, in which its people are called Caphtorites or Caphtorim and are named as a division of the ancient Egyptians.
Caspian turtle
The Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica), also known as the striped-neck terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (.
Castanea sativa
Castanea sativa, the sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut or just chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Asia Minor, and widely cultivated throughout the temperate world.
Cattle
Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers.
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Cattle raiding
Cattle raiding is the act of stealing live cattle, often several or many at once.
Cereal
A cereal is a grass cultivated for its edible grain.
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Chalcides ocellatus
Chalcides ocellatus, or the ocellated skink (also known as the eyed skink or gongilo) is a species of skink found in Greece, southern Italy, Malta, Lebanon, and parts of northern Africa.
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Chania
Chania (Χανιά), also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit.
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Chania (regional unit)
Chania (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χανίων), also spelled Hania, is one of the four regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island.
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Chania International Airport
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, away.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
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Chrysi (island)
Chrysi or Chrisi (lit; also known as Gaidouronisi, lit) is an uninhabited Greek island approximately south of Crete close to Ierapetra in the Libyan Sea. Crete and Chrysi (island) are islands of Greece.
Cicada
The cicadas are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs).
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Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system originating in Italy and France that has been adopted in large parts of the world.
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Classical Latin
Classical Latin is the form of Literary Latin recognized as a literary standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire.
Colin Callander
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Bishop Callander, (13 March 1897 – 31 May 1979) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary from 1954 to 1957.
Common bent-wing bat
The common bent-wing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat.
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Common chameleon
The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) is a species of chameleon native to the Mediterranean Basin and parts surrounding the Red Sea.
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Common crane
The common crane (Grus grus), also known as the Eurasian crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
Common kestrel
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae.
Common pipistrelle
The common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) is a small pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, South Asia, and may extend into Korea.
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Common stingray
The common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Constantine the Great
Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
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Constantinople
Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.
Constantinos Daskalakis
Constantinos Daskalakis (born 29 April 1981) is a Greek theoretical computer scientist.
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Continental climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters).
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Convention of Kütahya
The Convention of Kütahya, also known as the Peace Agreement of Kütahya, ended the Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) in May 1833.
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Convention of London (1840)
The Convention of London of 1840 was a treaty with the title of Convention for the Pacification of the Levant, signed on 15 July 1840 between the Great Powers of United Kingdom, Austria, Prussia, Russia on one hand and the Ottoman Empire on the other.
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Corsica
Corsica (Corse; Còrsega) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France.
Cretan Bull
In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull (Krḕs taûros) was the bull Pasiphaë fell in love with, giving birth to the Minotaur.
Cretan frog
The Cretan frog (Pelophylax cretensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.
Cretan Greek
Cretan Greek, or the Cretan dialect (Κρητική Διάλεκτος), is a variety of Modern Greek spoken in Crete and by the Cretan diaspora.
Cretan Hound
The Kritikos Lagonikos (Cretan Hound) (Greek:Kρητικός Λαγωνικός) is a breed of dog from the island of Crete, in Greece.
Cretan lyra
The Cretan lyra (Κρητική λύρα) is a Greek pear-shaped, three-stringed bowed musical instrument, central to the traditional music of Crete and other islands in the Dodecanese and the Aegean Archipelago, in Greece.
Cretan Muslims
The Cretan Muslims or Cretan Turks (Τουρκοκρητικοί or Τουρκοκρήτες, Tourkokritikí or Tourkokrítes; Giritli, Girit Türkleri, or Giritli Türkler; أتراك كريت) were the Muslim inhabitants of the island of Crete.
Cretan owl
The Cretan owl (Athene cretensis) is an extinct species of owl from the Pleistocene of the island of Crete, in the eastern Mediterranean.
Cretan revolt (1866–1869)
The Cretan revolt of 1866–1869 (Κρητική Επανάσταση του1866) or Great Cretan Revolution (Μεγάλη Κρητική Επανάσταση) was a three-year uprising in Crete against Ottoman rule, the third and largest in a series of Cretan revolts between the end of the Greek War of Independence in 1830 and the establishment of the independent Cretan State in 1898.
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Cretan school
Cretan school describes an important school of icon painting, under the umbrella of post-Byzantine art, which flourished while Crete was under Venetian rule during the late Middle Ages, reaching its climax after the fall of Constantinople, becoming the central force in Greek painting during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
Cretan shrew
The Cretan shrew (Crocidura zimmermanni) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.
Cretan State
The Cretan State (Kritiki Politeia; Girid Devleti) was established in 1898, following the intervention by the Great Powers (United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia) on the island of Crete.
Cretan War (1645–1669)
The Cretan War (Kritikós Pólemos; Girit'in Fethi), also known as the War of Candia (Guerra di Candia) or the Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War, was a conflict between the Republic of Venice and her allies (chief among them the Knights of Malta, the Papal States and France) against the Ottoman Empire and the Barbary States, because it was largely fought over the island of Crete, Venice's largest and richest overseas possession.
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Cretan War (205–200 BC)
The Cretan War (205–200 BC) was fought by King Philip V of Macedon, the Aetolian League, many Cretan cities (of which Olous and Hierapytna were the most important) and Spartan pirates against the forces of Rhodes and later Attalus I of Pergamum, Byzantium, Cyzicus, Athens, and Knossos.
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Cretan wildcat
The Cretan wildcat is a member of the genus Felis that inhabits the Greek island of Crete.
Cretan wine
Cretan wine is wine from the Greek island of Crete.
Cretaquarium
Cretaquarium (Ενυδρείο Κρήτης, Enidrio Kritis) or Thalassocosmos (Θαλασσόκοσμος, "sea world") is a public aquarium located near the town of Gournes in Crete, Greece, 15 km east of the city of Heraklion.
Crete and Cyrenaica
Crete and Cyrenaica (Creta et Cyrenaica, Krḗtē kaì Kyrēnaïkḗ) was a senatorial province of the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire, established in 67 BC, which included the island of Crete and the region of Cyrenaica in modern-day Libya.
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Crete spiny mouse
The Crete spiny mouse (Acomys minous) is a species of mouse endemic to Crete.
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Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens, the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, or pencil pine), is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Iran.
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Cyclades
The Cyclades (Kykládes) are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. Crete and Cyclades are Aegean islands.
Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica or Kyrenaika (Barqah, Kurēnaïkḗ, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya. Crete and Cyrenaica are crete and Cyrenaica.
Daedalus
In Greek mythology, Daedalus (Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: Daedalus; Etruscan: Taitale) was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power.
Dakos
Dakos or ntakos (ντάκος), also known as koukouvagia or koukouvayia (κουκουβάγια, "owl") (from koulouki + psomi, pup + bread, allegedly the bread given to puppies), is a meze consisting of a slice of soaked dried bread or barley rusk (paximadi) topped with chopped tomatoes and crumbled feta or mizithra cheese, and flavored with herbs such as dried oregano.
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Dalmatia
Dalmatia (Dalmacija; Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Central Croatia, Slavonia, and Istria, located on the east shore of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia.
Damselfish
Damselfish are those within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastinae within the family Pomacentridae.
Daskalogiannis
Ioannis Vlachos, better known as Daskalogiannis (1722/30 – 17 June 1771) was a wealthy shipbuilder and shipowner who led a Cretan revolt against Ottoman rule in the 18th century.
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates.
Dekemvriana
The Dekemvriana (Δεκεμβριανά, "December events") refers to a series of clashes fought during World War II in Athens from 3 December 1944 to 11 January 1945.
Democratic Army of Greece
The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG; Dimokratikós Stratós Elládas - DSE) was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946–1949).
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Dia (island)
Dia, also pronounced locally Ntia, is an uninhabited island off the northern coast of the Greek island of Crete. Crete and Dia (island) are islands of Greece.
Dice snake
The dice snake (Natrix tessellata), also known as the Eurasian, European or tessellated water snake (or simply 'water-snake'), is a species of highly amphibious, aglyphous (non-venomous) squamate (snake) of the water-snake genus Natrix (family Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae).
Dikti
Dikti or Dicte (Δίκτη) (also Lasithiotika Ori; Λασιθιώτικα Όρη "Lasithian Mountains"; anciently, Aigaion oros (Αἰγαῖον ὄρος) or Aegaeum mons) is a mountain range on the east of the island of Crete in the regional unit of Lasithi.
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Diocese of Macedonia
The Diocese of Macedonia (Dioecesis Macedoniae; Διοίκησις Μακεδονίας) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire, forming part of the praetorian prefecture of Illyricum.
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Diocese of Moesiae
The Diocese of Moesia (Dioecesis Moesiarum, Διοίκησις Μοισίας) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire, in the area of modern western Bulgaria, central Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, and Greece.
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Diocletian
Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, Diokletianós; 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305.
Dionysades
The Dionysades (Διονυσάδες, also Γιανυσάδες - Gianysades) is a small, northward-trending archipelago off the north coast of the island of Crete, mid-way between the Cape Sidero lighthouse to the southeast (from which they are about distant); and Sitia to the southwest (from which they are approximately distant). Crete and Dionysades are islands of Greece.
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese (Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa,; On iki Ada) are a group of 15 larger and 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Turkey's Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited.
Dog
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf.
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Dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).
DP World
DP World is an Emirati multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dracunculus vulgaris
Dracunculus vulgaris is a species of aroid flowering plant in the genus Dracunculus and the arum family Araceae.
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Dwarf elephant
Dwarf elephants are prehistoric members of the order Proboscidea which, through the process of allopatric speciation on islands, evolved much smaller body sizes (around shoulder height) in comparison with their immediate ancestors.
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Eastern Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean is a loose definition of the eastern approximate half, or third, of the Mediterranean Sea, often defined as the countries around the Levantine Sea.
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Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (translit,; Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constantinopolitanus; Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi, İstanbul Ekümenik Patrikhanesi, "Roman Orthodox Patriarchate, Ecumenical Patriarchate") is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches (or "jurisdictions") that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
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Egyptian language
The Egyptian language, or Ancient Egyptian, is an extinct branch of the Afro-Asiatic languages that was spoken in ancient Egypt.
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El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos (Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος,; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.
Elafonisi
Elafonisi (Ελαφονήσι "deer island") is an island located close to the southwestern corner of the Mediterranean island of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the municipality of Kissamos of the regional unit of Chania. Crete and Elafonisi are islands of Greece.
ELAS
The Greek People's Liberation Army (Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός (ΕΛΑΣ), Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós; ELAS) was the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM) during the period of the Greek resistance until February 1945, when, following the Dekemvriana clashes and the Varkiza Agreement, it was disarmed and disbanded.
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Eleftherios Venizelos
Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos (translit,; – 18 March 1936) was a Cretan Greek statesman and prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement.
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Eleni Daniilidou
Eleni Daniilidou (Ελένη Δανιηλίδου;; born 19 September 1982) is a Greek former tennis player from the island of Crete.
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Eleonora's falcon
Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized falcon.
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Elounda
Elounda (Elúnda), alternatively transliterated as Elounta or Elouda, is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece.
Elysium
Elysium, otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (Ἠλύσιον πεδίον., Ēlýsion pedíon) or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults.
Emirate of Crete
The Emirate of Crete (Iqrīṭish or إقريطية,; Krētē) was an Islamic state that existed on the Mediterranean island of Crete from the late 820s to the reconquest of the island by the Byzantine Empire in 961.
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Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
Enosis
Enosis (Ένωσις,, "union") is the movement of various Greek communities that live outside Greece for incorporation of the regions that they inhabit into the Greek state.
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Environmental protection
Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, groups and governments.
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Epinephelus marginatus
Epinephelus marginatus, the dusky grouper, yellowbelly rock cod or yellowbelly grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.
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Ergotelis F.C.
The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» ΗρακλείουΚρήτης, Γ.Σ.), commonly known simply as Ergotelis (Εργοτέλης), is a Greek professional football club, department of the multi-sport club Gymnastics Club Ergotelis, which is based in Heraklion, Crete.
Erhard's wall lizard
Erhard's wall lizard (Podarcis erhardii), also commonly called the Aegean wall lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
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Erotokritos
Erotokritos (Ἐρωτόκριτος) is a romance composed by Vikentios Kornaros in early 17th century Crete.
Eteocretan language
Eteocretan (from Eteókrētes, lit. "true Cretans", itself composed from ἐτεός eteós "true" and Κρής Krḗs "Cretan") is the pre-Greek language attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions of ancient Crete.
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Eurasian griffon vulture
The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.
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Eurasian hoopoe
The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa.
EuroAfrica Interconnector
EuroAfrica Interconnector is a planned HVDC interconnector and submarine power cable between the Greek, Cypriot, and Egypt power grids.
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Europa (consort of Zeus)
In Greek mythology, Europa (Εὐρώπη, Eurṓpē) was a Phoenician princess from Tyre and the mother of King Minos of Crete.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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European cat snake
The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), also known as the Mediterranean cat snake, is a venomous colubrid snake endemic to the Mediterranean and Caucasus regions.
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European free-tailed bat
The European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis, sometimes given as Tadarida insignis) is a species of free-tailed bat found in the Old World.
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European green toad
The European green toad (Bufotes viridis) is a species of true toad found in steppes, mountainous areas, semi-deserts, urban areas and other habitats in mainland Europe, ranging from far eastern France and Denmark to the Balkans, Western Russia and the Caucasus.
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European ratsnake
The European ratsnake or leopard snake (Zamenis situla), is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Europe, Asia Minor, and the Caucasus.
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European tree frog
The European tree frog (Hyla arborea) is a small tree frog.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
Euscorpius
Euscorpius is a genus of scorpions, commonly called small wood-scorpions.
Extreme points of Europe
This is a list of the extreme points of Europe: the geographical points that are higher or farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Europe.
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Feta
Feta (φέτα) is a Greek brined white cheese made from sheep's milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk.
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Feud
A feud, also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans.
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First Balkan War
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro) against the Ottoman Empire.
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Flying gurnard
The flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans), also known as the helmet gurnard, is a bottom-dwelling fish of tropical to warm temperate waters on both sides of the Atlantic.
Fortezza of Rethymno
The Fortezza (Φορτέτζα, from Italian for "fortress") is the citadel of the city of Rethymno in Crete, Greece.
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Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.
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Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.
Frangokastello
Frangokastello (Φραγκοκάστελλο) is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, Greece, about east of Chora Sfakion and within the prefecture of Chania.
Free-trade zone
A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a class of special economic zone.
Gavdopoula
Gavdopoula (Γαυδοπούλα) is a Greek islet in the Libyan Sea, north-west of its larger neighbour Gavdos and to the south of Crete. Crete and Gavdopoula are islands of Greece.
Gavdos
Gavdos (Γαύδος) is the southernmost Greek island, located to the south of its much larger neighbour, Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania. Crete and Gavdos are islands of Greece.
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Geoffroy's bat
Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus), also known as the notch-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat.
George Karniadakis
George Em Karniadakis (Γιώργος Εμμανουήλ Καρνιαδάκης) is a professor of applied mathematics at Brown University.
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George Psychoundakis
George Psychoundakis BEM (Γεώργιος Ψυχουντάκης; 3 November 1920 – 29 January 2006) was a member of the Greek Resistance on Crete during the Second World War and after the war an author.
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Georgios Chortatzis
Georgios Chortatzis or Chortatsis (Γεώργιος Χορτάτζης/Χορτάτσης; c. 1545 – c. 1610) was a Greek dramatist in Cretan verse.
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Georgios Kalafatis (professor)
Georgios Kalafatis Shida Talli (Γεώργιος Καλαφάτης, Giorgio Calafatti, Georgius Calafattus; ca. 1652 – ca. 9 February 1720) was a Greek professor of theoretical and practical medicine who was largely active in Padua and Venice in the 17th-century Italian Renaissance.
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Georgios Kalaitzakis
Georgios Kalaitzakis (Greek: Γιώργος Καλαϊτζάκης; born January 2, 1999) is a Greek professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Geropotamos (river)
The Geropotamos (Γεροπόταμος or Ιερός Ποταμός) is a watercourse in southern Crete in Greece.
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Giacomo Foscarini
Giacomo Foscarini (5 April 1523 – 25 January 1603), also spelled Jacopo Foscarini, was a merchant, statesman and admiral of the Republic of Venice.
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Glis (genus)
Glis is a genus of rodent that contains two extant species, both known as edible dormice or fat dormice: the European edible dormouse (Glis glis) and the Iranian edible dormouse (Glis persicus).
Goat
The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of domesticated goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock.
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Golden eagle
The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.
Gortyn
Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna (Γόρτυν, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυνα) is a municipality, and an archaeological site, on the Mediterranean island of Crete away from the island's capital, Heraklion.
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Gortyn code
The Gortyn code (also called the Great Code) was a legal code that was the codification of the civil law of the ancient Greek city-state of Gortyn in southern Crete.
Gortyna
Gortyna (Γόρτυνα; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα).
Gourgouthakas
Gourgouthakas (Γουργούθακας; from "small cutting on rocks, in which rain water is collected and from which animals drink water") is a cave located in the Lefka Ori mountains on the Greek island of Crete.
Government Gazette (Greece)
The Government Gazette (lit; Katharevousa: Ἑφημερίς τῆς Κυβερνήσεως) is the official journal of the Government of Greece which lists all laws passed in a set time period ratified by Cabinet and President.
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Gramvousa
Gramvousa, also Grampousa (Γραμβούσα or Γραμπούσα, further names include Akra, Cavo Buso, Cavo Bouza, Garabusa and Grabusa), refers to two small uninhabited islands off the coast of a peninsula also known Gramvousa Peninsula (Greek: Χερσόνησος Γραμβούσας) in north-western Crete in the regional unit of Chania. Crete and Gramvousa are islands of Greece.
Gramvousa Peninsula
Gramvousa Peninsula (Chersonesos Gramvousas) is a peninsula at the northwestern end of the island of Crete, Greece.
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Great Sea Interconnector
The Great Sea Interconnector, formerly known as the EuroAsia Interconnector is a planned HVDC interconnector between the Greek, Cypriot, and Israeli power grids via the world's longest submarine power cable, with a length of from Israel to Cyprus and from Cyprus to Greece for a total of.
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Greater horseshoe bat
The greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) is an insectivorous bat of the genus Rhinolophus.
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Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
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Greek citron
The Greek citron variety of Citrus medica (kitria, Corfu citron or Greek citron) was botanically classified by Adolf Engler as the "variety etrog".
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War (translit) took place from 1946 to 1949.
Greek language
Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Greek literature
Greek literature dates back from the ancient Greek literature, beginning in 800 BC, to the modern Greek literature of today.
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
Greek tortoise
The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the spur-thighed tortoise or Moorish tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829.
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Greeks
The Greeks or Hellenes (Έλληνες, Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world..
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Green sea turtle
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.
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Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a special structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside.
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.
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Gulf of Chania
The Gulf of Chania is an embayment of the Sea of Crete in the northwestern region of the island of Crete in present-day Greece.
Ha Gorge
Ha Gorge (Φαράγγι Χά) is a narrow gorge, at the Monasteraki Dakos, on the eastern part of the island of Crete in Greece.
Hades
Hades (Hā́idēs,, later), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous.
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Hadrian
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138.
Hammerhead shark
The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks that form the family Sphyrnidae, named for the unusual and distinctive form of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a cephalofoil (a T-shape or "hammer").
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Hans-Georg Benthack
Hans-Georg Benthack (2 March 1894 – 17 August 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Hegemony
Hegemony is the political, economic, and military predominance of one state over other states, either regional or global.
Hellenic historiography
Hellenic historiography (or Greek historiography) involves efforts made by Greeks to track and record historical events.
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Hellenic National Meteorological Service
The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) (Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for Greece.
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Hellenic Statistical Authority
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή), known by its acronym ELSTAT (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ), is the national statistical service of Greece.
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Hemaris
Hemaris is a genus of sphinx moths in the subfamily Macroglossinae, which is native to the Holarctic.
Heracles
Heracles (glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.
Heraklion
Heraklion or Herakleion (Ηράκλειο), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit.
Heraklion (regional unit)
Heraklion (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ηρακλείου) is one of the four regional units of Crete.
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete.
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Heraklion International Airport
Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country's second busiest airport after Athens International Airport.
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Hercules
Hercules is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena.
Hersonissos
Hersonissos (Χερσόνησος, meaning “peninsula”, Chersónisos), also transliterated as Chersonissos and Hersónisos, is a town and a local government unit in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea.
Hippopotamus creutzburgi
Hippopotamus creutzburgi, the Cretan dwarf hippopotamus, is an extinct species of hippopotamus from the island of Crete.
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Homer
Homer (Ὅμηρος,; born) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.
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Hooded crow
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix), also called the scald-crow or hoodie, is a Eurasian bird species in the genus Corvus.
Hora Sfakion
Hóra Sfakíon (Χώρα Σφακίων) or Sfakia (Σφακιά) is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece.
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
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Icarus
In Greek mythology, Icarus (Íkaros) was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete.
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Ierapetra
Ierapetra (lit; ancient name: Ἱεράπυτνα) is a Greek city and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete.
Imbros Gorge
Imbros Gorge (Φαράγγι Ίμπρου, Faragi Imbrou) is an 11 km long canyon located near Hora Sfakion in southern Crete, the Mediterranean island.
Inquisitor
An inquisitor was an official (usually with judicial or investigative functions) in an inquisition – an organization or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of the Catholic faith.
Intermodal container
An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply “container”) is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo.
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Iris (plant)
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers.
Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
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Islet
An islet is a very small, often unnamed island.
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Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (née Anastasakis) (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress.
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John Aniston
John Anthony Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis,, July 24, 1933 – November 11, 2022) was an American actor who played Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama series Days of Our Lives, which he originated in July 1985 and played on and off for 37 years, until his death in 2022.
John Xenos
John Xenos (Ἰωάννης Ξένος; 970? – after 1027), also known as John the Hermit, was an itinerant ascetic, Christian saint and founder of churches and monasteries on Byzantine Crete.
Joseph Sifakis
Joseph Sifakis (Greek: Ιωσήφ Σηφάκης) is a Greek-French computer scientist.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism
The Journal of Sustainable Tourism is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal, publishing theoretical, conceptual and empirical research about sustainable tourism.
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Juniperus macrocarpa
Juniperus macrocarpa (large-fruited juniper, syn. J. oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa (Sibth. & Sm.) Ball) is a species of juniper, native across the northern Mediterranean region from southwestern Spain east to western Turkey and Cyprus, growing on coastal sand dunes from sea level up to in altitude.
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Kallikratis Programme
The Kallikratis Programme (Prógramma Kallikrátis) is the common name of Greek law 3852/2010 of 2010, a major administrative reform in Greece.
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Kasteli Airport
Kasteli International Airport is a military airport located south-east of Heraklion, in Kasteli on the Greek island of Crete.
Kazarma fortress
Kazarma (Καζάρμα) (from Casa di arma, "the guard barracks") is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kefalotyri
Kefalotyri or kefalotiri (κεφαλοτύρι, talar peyniri) is a hard, salty white cheese made from sheep milk or goat's milk (or both) in Greece and Cyprus.
Kephala
Kephala is a hill landform in northern Crete, Greece.
Kingdom of Candia
The Realm or Kingdom of Candia (Regno de Càndia; Regno di Candia) or Duchy of Candia (Dogado de Càndia; Ducato di Candia) was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, from the initial Venetian conquest in 1205–1212 to its fall to the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–1669).
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Kissamos
Kissamos (Κίσσαμος) is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece.
Knossos
Knossos (pronounced; Knōssós,; Linear B: 𐀒𐀜𐀰 Ko-no-so) is a Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete.
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
Konstantinos Mitsotakis (Κωνσταντίνος Μητσοτάκης,; – 29 May 2017) was a Greek politician who was Prime Minister of Greece from 1990 to 1993.
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Kotschy's gecko
Kotschy's gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
Koufonisia
Koufonisia (Κουφονήσια) are a small island complex and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Crete and Koufonisia are islands of Greece.
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
The Kourtaliotiko Gorge (Κουρταλιώτικο Φαράγγι), also known as the Asomatos Gorge (Φαράγγι Ασώματου), is a gorge on the southern side of the western part of the island of Crete.
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Kri-kri
The Kri-Kri (Capra hircus cretica), sometimes called the Cretan goat, Agrimi, or Cretan Ibex, is a feral goat inhabiting the Eastern Mediterranean, previously considered a subspecies of wild goat.
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Kuhl's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia.
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης,; born 4 March 1968) is a Greek politician currently serving as the prime minister of Greece since July 2019, except for a month between May and June 2023.
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Labyrinth
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (λαβύρινθος||) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos.
Lake Kournas
Lake Kournas is a lake on the island of Crete, Greece, near the village of Kournas.
Lake Voulismeni
Lake Voulismeni (Greek: Λίμνη Βουλισμένη, Límni Voulisméni) is a small, formerly freshwater lake, later connected to the sea, located at the centre of the town of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete.
Lanner falcon
The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia.
Laouto
The laouto (λαούτο, pl. laouta) is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece and Cyprus, and similar in appearance to the oud.
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Lasithi
Lasithi (Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion.
Lasithi Plateau
The Lasithi Plateau (Οροπέδιο Λασιθίου, Oropedio Lasithiou) is a high endorheic plateau, located in the Lasithi regional unit in eastern Crete, Greece.
Late Bronze Age collapse
The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC associated with environmental change, mass migration, and the destruction of cities.
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Lefka Ori
Lefka Ori (Λευκά Όρη, meaning 'White Mountains') or Madares (from the Cretan Greek meaning 'without coverage, bald, bare of any vegetation for high mountain areas') is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture.
Legume
Legumes are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants.
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Lentas
Lentas (Greek Λέντας), Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete in Greece.
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Leo III the Isaurian
Leo III the Isaurian (Leōn ho Isauros; Leo Isaurus; 685 – 18 June 741), also known as the Syrian, was Byzantine Emperor from 717 until his death in 741 and founder of the Isaurian dynasty.
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Leon (Souda Bay)
Leon (Λέων, "lion"), also known colloquially as Nisi ("the island") and during Venetian rule as Rabbit Island, is an islet in Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete. Crete and Leon (Souda Bay) are islands of Greece.
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Lesser horseshoe bat
The lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) is a type of small European and North African insectivorous bat, related to its larger cousin, the greater horseshoe bat.
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Lesser mouse-eared bat
The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (Myotis blythii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
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Leto
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto (Λητώ|Lētṓ) is a goddess and the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
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Libyan Sea
The Libyan Sea (Libycum Mare; البحر الليبي; Λιβυκό πέλαγος) is the portion of the Mediterranean Sea north of the African coast of ancient ''Libya'', i.e. Cyrenaica, and Marmarica (the coast of what is now eastern Libya and western Egypt, between Tobruk and Alexandria).
Linear A
Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC.
Linear B
Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of the Greek language.
List of Greek mythological figures
The following is a list of gods, goddesses, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion.
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List of Greek regions by Human Development Index
This is a list of the administrative regions of Greece by Human Development Index as of 2023 with data for the year 2021.
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List of islands by area
This list includes all islands in the world larger than.
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List of islands of Greece
Greece has many islands, with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size to take into account. Crete and List of islands of Greece are islands of Greece.
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List of novels set in Crete
This is a list of notable novels set in Crete.
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List of rulers of Crete
This is a list of rulers of the island of Crete throughout its history.
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Little owl
The little owl (Athene noctua), also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, the Palearctic east to Korea, and North Africa.
Loggerhead sea turtle
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.
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London Protocol (1830)
The London Protocol of 1830, also known as the Protocol of Independence (Πρωτόκολλο της Ανεξαρτησίας) in Greek historiography, was a treaty signed between France, Russia, and Great Britain on 3 February 1830.
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Long-eared hedgehog
The long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) is a species of hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and some countries of the Middle East.
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Louis Tikas
Louis Tikas (Λούης Τίκας), born Elias Anastasios Spantidakis (Ηλίας Αναστάσιος Σπαντιδάκης; 13 March, 1886 – 20 April, 1914), was the main labor union organizer at the Ludlow camp during the 14-month strike known as the Colorado Coalfield War in southern Colorado, between September 1913 and December 1914; described as "the bloodiest civil insurrection in American history since the Civil War".
Luwian language
Luwian, sometimes known as Luvian or Luish, is an ancient language, or group of languages, within the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family.
Lyktos
Lyktos (Greek: Λύκτος or Λύττος), was a city in ancient Crete.
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Lyttian War
The Lyttian War was an internal conflict fought from around 220 BC to about 216 BC between two coalitions of Cretan city-states, led by Knossos and Polyrrhenia respectively.
Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Macedonia (Μακεδονία), also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.
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Magasa, Crete
Magasa (Μαγκασά) is a Neolithic settlement on the eastern part of the island of Crete in present-day Greece.
Mahmud II
Mahmud II (Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, II.; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839.
Maleme Airport
Maleme Airport (Αεροδρόμιο Μάλεμε) is an airport situated at Maleme, Crete.
Malia (archaeological site)
Malia (also Mallia) is a Minoan and Mycenaean archaeological site on the northern coast of Crete in the Heraklion regional unit.
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Malia, Crete
Malia (Greek: Μάλια) is a coastal town and municipal unit situated in the northeast corner of the Heraklion region of Crete, Greece.
Man and the Biosphere Programme
Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis for the 'improvement of relationships' between people and their environments.
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Mantinada
Mantinada (Greek: μαντινάδα), plural mantinades (μαντινάδες) is the art of musical declamation (recitative) in form of a narrative or dialogue, sung in the rhythm of accompanying music.
Marco Foscarini
Marco Foscarini (February 4, 1696 in Venice – March 31, 1763 in Venice) was a Venetian poet, writer and statesman who served as the 117th Doge of Venice from May 31, 1762 until his death.
Marcus Antonius Creticus
Marcus Antonius Creticus (74 - 72 BC), was a Roman politician during the late Roman Republic.
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Mari, Syria
Mari (Cuneiform:, ma-riki, modern Tell Hariri; تل حريري) was an ancient Semitic city-state in modern-day Syria.
Massacre of Kondomari
The Massacre of Kondomari (Σφαγή στο Κοντομαρί) was the execution of male civilians from the village of Kondomari in Crete by an ad hoc firing squad consisting of German paratroopers on 2 June 1941 during World War II.
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Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude).
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Mediterranean house gecko
The Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) is a species of house gecko native to the Mediterranean region, from which it has spread to many parts of the world including parts of East Africa, South America, the Caribbean, and the Southern and Southeastern United States.
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Mediterranean monk seal
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae.
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
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Messara Plain
The Messara Plain or simply Messara (Μεσσαρά) is an alluvial plain in southern Crete, stretching about 50 km west-to-east and 7 km north-to-south, making it the largest plain in Crete.
Messinian salinity crisis
The Messinian salinity crisis (also referred to as the Messinian event, and in its latest stage as the Lago Mare event) was a geological event during which the Mediterranean Sea went into a cycle of partial or nearly complete desiccation (drying-up) throughout the latter part of the Messinian age of the Miocene epoch, from 5.96 to 5.33 Ma (million years ago).
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Michael Ventris
Michael George Francis Ventris, (12 July 1922 – 6 September 1956) was an English architect, classicist and philologist who deciphered Linear B, the ancient Mycenaean Greek script.
Michalis Kourmoulis
Michalis Kourmoulis (Μιχάλης Κουρμούλης; 1765–1824) was a Greek leader of the Greek War of Independence from Crete and one of the major military leaders on the island during the war.
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Minoan art
Minoan art is the art produced by the Bronze Age Aegean Minoan civilization from about 3000 to 1100 BC, though the most extensive and finest survivals come from approximately 2300 to 1400 BC.
Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age culture which was centered on the island of Crete.
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Minoan language
The Minoan language is the language (or languages) of the ancient Minoan civilization of Crete written in the Cretan hieroglyphs and later in the Linear A syllabary.
Minoan Lines
Minoan Lines is one of the largest passenger ferry companies in Europe, and one of the dominant passenger ferry companies in Greece, sailing between Piraeus and Crete and, in the Adriatic Sea, between Patras and various Italian ports.
Minoan palaces
Minoan palaces were massive building complexes built on Crete during the Bronze Age.
Minotaur
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (. Μινώταυρος; in Latin as Minotaurus) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".
Mirabello Bay
Mirabello Bay (also Bay/Gulf of Mirabello/Mirabella) is an embayment of the Sea of Crete on the eastern part of Crete in present-day Greece.
Mithridatic Wars
The Mithridatic Wars were three conflicts fought by the Roman Republic against the Kingdom of Pontus and its allies between 88 – 63 BCE.
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Mizithra
Mizithra or myzithra is a Greek whey cheese or mixed milk-whey cheese from sheep or goats, or both.
Modern Greek
Modern Greek (Νέα Ελληνικά, Néa Elliniká, or Κοινή Νεοελληνική Γλώσσα, Kiní Neoellinikí Glóssa), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (Ελληνικά, italic), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to as Standard Modern Greek.
Motorway 90 (Greece)
Greek Motorway 90 (A90), also known as Βόρειος Οδικός Άξονας Κρήτης, (BOAK, lit. translated Northern Road Axis of Crete) is a planned Greek highway that is part of the Greek Primary National road network, European Road 65 (From Kissamos to Chania) and European Road 75.
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Mount Ida (Crete)
Mount Ida (Ἴδα), known variously as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, and Ita (the massif including the mountain is called Psiloritis, Ψηλορείτης), is the highest mountain on the island of Crete, with an elevation of.
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Mount Kedros
Mount Kedros (Όρος Κέντρος, also Κέδρος), is a mountain on the island of Crete in Greece.
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Muhammad Ali (4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849) was an Ottoman Albanian governor and military commander who was the de facto ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, considered the founder of modern Egypt.
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Muladí
Muladí (muladí,, pl. muladíes; muladi,, pl. muladis; muladita, or muladí,, pl. muladites or muladís; مولد, trans., pl. مولدون, or مولدين) were the native population of the Iberian Peninsula who adopted Islam after the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century.
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Municipalities and communities of Greece
The municipalities of Greece (translit) are the lowest level of government within the organizational structure of the state.
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Muses
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses (Moûsai, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts.
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Music of Crete
The music of Crete (Κρητική μουσική), also called kritika (κρητικά.), refers to traditional forms of Greek folk music prevalent on the island of Crete in Greece.
Mycenaean Greece
Mycenaean Greece (or the Mycenaean civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC.
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Mycenaean Greek
Mycenaean Greek is the most ancient attested form of the Greek language, on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC), before the hypothesised Dorian invasion, often cited as the terminus ad quem for the introduction of the Greek language to Greece.
Myrtoan Sea
The Myrtoan Sea (also Mirtoan Sea and Myrtoum Mare; Mirtóo Pélagos) is a subdivision of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the Cyclades and Peloponnese.
Nana Mouskouri
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri (Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
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National Observatory of Athens
The National Observatory of Athens (NOA; Εθνικό Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών) is a research institute in Athens, Greece.
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Natural History Museum of Crete
The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) (Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Κρήτης, ΜΦΙΚ) in Heraklion, Crete is a natural history museum that operates under the auspices of the University of Crete.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
Neo-Assyrian Empire
The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history.
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Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
Nicholas Kalliakis
Nicholas Kalliakis (Νικόλαος Καλλιάκης, Nikolaos Kalliakis; Nicolaus Calliachius; Niccolò Calliachi; c. 1645 - 8 May 1707) was a Cretan Greek scholar and philosopher who flourished in Italy in the 17th century.
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Nick Dandolos
Nikolaos Andreas Dandolos (Νικόλαος Ανδρέας Δάνδολος; April 27, 1883 – December 25, 1966), commonly known as Nick the Greek, was a Greek professional gambler and high roller.
Nida Plateau
The Nida Plateau (Οροπέδιο Νίδας), is a plateau in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete in Greece.
Nikephoros II Phokas
Nikephoros II Phokas (Νικηφόρος Φωκᾶς, Nikēphóros Phōkãs; – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969.
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Nikon the Metanoeite
Nikon the "Metanoite" (Νίκων ὁ Μετανοεῖτε, Nikon ho Metanoeite (Nikon the Repentant); born circa 930, died 998.) was a Byzantine monk, itinerant preacher, and Christian Orthodox saint.
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Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis (Νίκος Καζαντζάκης; 2 March (OS 18 February) 188326 October 1957) was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher.
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Nikos Xilouris
Nikos Xylouris (Νίκος Ξυλούρης, 7 July 1936 – 8 February 1980), Cretan nickname: Psaronikos (Ψαρονίκος), was a Greek singer, Cretan Lyra player and composer.
Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature (here meaning for literature; Nobelpriset i litteratur) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction" (original den som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk riktning).
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Northern Europe
The northern region of Europe has several definitions.
Oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.
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Octopus
An octopus (octopuses or octopodes) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids.
Odysseas Elytis
Odysseas Elytis (Οδυσσέας Ελύτης, pen name of Odysseas Alepoudellis, Οδυσσέας Αλεπουδέλλης; 2 November 1911 – 18 March 1996) was a Greek poet, man of letters, essayist and translator, regarded as the definitive exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and the world.
Odyssey
The Odyssey (Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.
OFI Crete F.C.
OFI Football Club (ΠΑΕ Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου1925, Club of Fans of Heraklion 1925), commonly referred as OFI, is a Greek professional football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete.
Olive
The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.
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Omalos
Omalos (Ομαλός) is a small village in western Crete, in the Mousouroi unit of the Chania region.
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Ophrys kotschyi
Ophrys kotschyi, the Cyprus bee orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece and Cyprus.
Opuntia
Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers.
Orange (fruit)
An orange, also called sweet orange when it is desired to distinguish it from the bitter orange (Citrus × aurantium), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae.
Orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
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Oregano
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae.
Origanum dictamnus
Origanum dictamnus, the dittany of Crete, Cretan dittany or hop marjoram, is a tender perennial plant that grows 20–30 cm high.
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Orlov revolt
The Orlov revolt (Orlov events) was a Greek uprising in the Peloponnese and later also in Crete that broke out in February 1770, following the arrival of Russian Admiral Alexey Orlov, commander of the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), at the Mani Peninsula.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish (Lisân-ı Osmânî,; Osmanlı Türkçesi) was the standardized register of the Turkish language in the Ottoman Empire (14th to 20th centuries CE).
Ottoman wars in Europe
A series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century.
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Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718)
The Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War (also called the Second Morean War,Lane (1973), p. 411 the Small War or, in Croatia, the War of Sinj) was fought between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire between 1714 and 1718.
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Ottoman–Venetian wars
The Ottoman–Venetian wars were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice that started in 1396 and lasted until 1718.
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Painted comber
The painted comber (Serranus scriba) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias.
Panhellenion
The Panhellenion (Πανελλήνιον) or Panhellenium was a league of Greek city-states established in the year 131–132 AD by the Roman Emperor Hadrian while he was touring the Roman provinces of Greece.
Pankritio Stadium
The Pankritio Stadium (Παγκρήτιο Στάδιο, Pagkritio Stadio, literally: Pancretan Stadium) is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Heraklion on the island of Crete.
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Paratrooper
A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne forces unit.
PASOK
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima), known mostly by its acronym PASOK, (ΠΑΣΟΚ) is a social-democratic political party in Greece.
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PASOK – Movement for Change
The PASOK – Movement for Change (PASOK-KINAL; PASOK – Kínima Allagís, ΚΙΝΑΛ) is a political alliance in Greece, which was founded in March 2018, initially as "Movement for Change" (Kínima Allagís), mainly affiliated with the centre-left of the political spectrum.
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Paul the Apostle
Paul (Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus (Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.
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Pearly razorfish
The pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), commonly known as cleaver wrasse, is a species of wrasse.
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Pelasgians
The name Pelasgians (Pelasgoí, singular: Πελασγός Pelasgós) was used by Classical Greek writers to refer either to the predecessors of the Greeks, or to all the inhabitants of Greece before the emergence of the Greeks.
Pelican
Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae.
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesus (Pelopónnēsos) or Morea (Mōrèas; Mōriàs) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. Crete and Peloponnese are territories of the Republic of Venice.
Pentozali
The Pentozali or Pentozalis (Πεντοζάλης) is the trademark folk dance of the island of Crete.
Peregrine falcon
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.
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Persephone
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (Persephónē), also called Kore (the maiden) or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
Petras
Petras (Πετράς) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on northeastern Crete.
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Phaistos
Phaistos (Φαιστός,; Ancient Greek: Φαιστός,, Linear B: 𐀞𐀂𐀵 Pa-i-to; Linear A: 𐘂𐘚𐘄 Pa-i-to), also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, is a Bronze Age archaeological site at modern Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete.
Philip V of Macedon
Philip V (Philippos; 238–179 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 221 to 179 BC.
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Pig
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal.
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Pinus brutia
Pinus brutia, commonly known as the Turkish pine and Calabrian pine, is a species of pine native to the eastern Mediterranean region.
Platanias F.C.
Platanias Football Club (Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Platanias, Chania, Greece.
Platanus orientalis
Platanus orientalis, the Old World sycamore or Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, growing to or more, and known for its longevity and spreading crown.
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Plecotini
Plecotini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae.
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
Pluto (mythology)
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pluto (Πλούτων) was the ruler of the Greek underworld.
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Polyrrhenia
Polyrrhenia or Polyrrenia (Πολυρρηνία; modern Polyrrinia), Polyrrhen or Polyrren (Πολύρρην) or Polyren (Πολύρην), or Pollyrrhenia or Pollyrrenia (Πολλύρρηνα),Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p.
Pope
The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
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Population exchange between Greece and Turkey
The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey (I Antallagí, Mübâdele, Mübadele) stemmed from the "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" signed at Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 January 1923, by the governments of Greece and Turkey.
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Porpoise
Porpoises are small dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae.
Port of Piraeus
The Port of Piraeus (Λιμάνι τουΠειραιά) is the chief sea port of Piraeus, located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe.
Potamon potamios
Potamon potamios, the Levantine freshwater crab, is a semi-terrestrial crab occurring around the eastern Mediterranean, including many Mediterranean islands, extending as far south and west as the Sinai Peninsula.
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Prefectures of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures (translit) were the country's main administrative unit.
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Prime minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Γεώργιος; 24 June 1869 – 25 November 1957) was the second son and child of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, and is remembered chiefly for having once saved the life of his cousin the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II in 1891 during their visit to Japan together.
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Psarantonis
Antonios "Antonis" Xylouris (Αντώνιος "Αντώνης" Ξυλούρης; born September 6, 1937), nicknamed Psarantonis (Ψαραντώνης), is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra.
Psychro Cave
Psychro Cave (Σπήλαιο Ψυχρού) is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete.
Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
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PY Ta 641
PY Ta 641, sometimes known as the Tripod Tablet, is a Mycenaean clay tablet inscribed in Linear B, currently displayed in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
Pylos
Pylos (Πύλος), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece.
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Real estate
Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as growing crops (e.g. timber), minerals or water, and wild animals; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general.
Red-billed chough
The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax.
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Regional units of Greece
The 74 regional units of Greece (περιφερειακές ενότητες,; singular) are the country's third-level administrative units (counting decentralized administrations as first-level).
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Regions of Greece
The regions of Greece (translit) are the country's thirteen second-level administrative entities, counting decentralized administrations of Greece as first-level.
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Relict (biology)
In biogeography and paleontology, a relict is a population or taxon of organisms that was more widespread or more diverse in the past.
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Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa (Repúbrica de Zêna; Repubblica di Genova; Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the years 1099 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast.
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Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice.
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Rethymno
Rethymno (Ρέθυμνο,, also Rethimno, Rethymnon, Réthymnon, and Rhíthymnos) is a city in Greece on the island of Crete.
Rethymno (regional unit)
Rethymno is one of the four regional units of Crete, Greece.
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Rhadamanthus
In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys (Ῥαδάμανθυς) was a wise king of Crete.
Rhodes
Rhodes (translit) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Crete and Rhodes are islands of Greece.
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Richtis Gorge
Richtis Gorge (Φαράγγι τουΡίχτη, Faraggi tou Richti) is a gorge in Crete, Greece.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus, commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers.
Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis, the common sage or sage, is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers.
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Samariá Gorge
The Samariá Gorge (Φαράγγι Σαμαριάς or just Φάραγγας) is a National Park of Greece since 1962 on the island of Crete – a major tourist attraction of the island – and a World's Biosphere Reserve.
Saracen
German woodcut depicting Saracens Saracen was a term used both in Greek and Latin writings between the 5th and 15th centuries to refer to the people who lived in and near what was designated by the Romans as Arabia Petraea and Arabia Deserta.
Sardinia
Sardinia (Sardegna; Sardigna) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy.
Sarpedon (Trojan War hero)
In Greek mythology, Sarpedon (or; Σαρπηδών) was a son of Zeus, who fought on the side of Troy in the Trojan War.
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Savi's pipistrelle
Savi's pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii sometimes classified as Pipistrellus savii) is a species of vesper bat found across North West Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.
Scorpaenidae
The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species.
Sea of Crete
Map of the Sea of Crete The Sea of Crete (Kritiko Pelagos), or Cretan Sea, is a sea, part of the Aegean Sea, located in its southern extremity, with a total surface area of.
Sea turtle
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira.
Seajets
Seajets is a Greek/Cypriot ferry company operating passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean Sea.
Semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type.
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Serotine bat
The serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus), also known as the common serotine bat, big brown bat, or silky bat, is a fairly large Eurasian bat with quite large ears.
Sfakia
Sfakiá (Σφακιά) is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of Crete, in the Chania regional unit.
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Sfakians
The Sfakians (or Sphakians or Sfakiots; Σφακιανοί) are the inhabitants of the region of Sfakia located in western Crete.
Sheep
Sheep (sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.
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Sicily
Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.
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Sideritis
Sideritis, also known as ironwort, mountain tea, Greek tea and shepherd's tea, is a genus of flowering plants known for their use as herbal medicine, commonly as a herbal tea.
Sideritis syriaca
Sideritis syriaca, commonly known as ironwort, is a plant similar to chamomile, used in the Balkans (where it is known as "mountain tea") to make a tisane.
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Siege of Candia
The Siege of Candia (now Heraklion, Crete) was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled capital city of the Kingdom of Candia.
Siege of Chandax
The siege of Chandax in 960-961 was the centerpiece of the Byzantine Empire's campaign to recover the island of Crete which since the 820s had been ruled by Muslim Arabs.
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Simone Stratigo
Simone Stratigo (Συμεών Φίλιππος Στρατηγός, Symeon Filippos Stratigos; Simone Filippo Stratico; 1733–1824) was a Dalmatian Italian Greek mathematician and a nautical science expert who studied and lived in Padua and Pavia in 18th-century Italy.
Siren (mythology)
In Greek mythology, sirens (label; plural) are humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives.
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Sitia
Sitia (Latin & Italian) or Siteia (Σητεία) is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece.
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Sitia Public Airport
Sitia Airport is a small community airport in the region Mponta of Sitia Municipality, on the eastern part of Crete in Greece.
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Slavs
The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages.
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Souda
Souda (Σούδα) is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece.
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Souda (island)
Souda (Σούδα) is an islet in Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete. Crete and Souda (island) are islands of Greece.
Souda Bay
Souda Bay (Κόλπος Σούδας) is a bay and natural harbour near the town of Souda on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete.
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia.
Sperm whale
The sperm whale or cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator.
Spinalonga
Spinalonga (Σπιναλόγκα) is an island in the Gulf of Elounda, north-eastern Crete, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, next to the town of Plaka in the area of Kalydon. Crete and Spinalonga are islands of Greece.
Squid
A squid (squid) is a mollusc with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the orders Myopsida, Oegopsida, and Bathyteuthida.
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Stavros Arnaoutakis
Stavros Arnaoutakis (Σταύρος Αρναουτάκης; born 25 May 1956) is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) between 2004 and 2009.
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Sufi lodge
A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education.
Sufism
Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.
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Super League Greece
The Super League Greece 1 ('''Σούπερ Λιγκ Ελλάδας 1'''.), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional association football league in Greece.
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Suzerainty
Suzerainty includes the rights and obligations of a person, state, or other polity which controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state but allows the tributary state internal autonomy.
Swallow
The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica.
Swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species.
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Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
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Tamarix
The genus Tamarix (tamarisk, salt cedar, taray) is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa.
Tarentola mauritanica
Tarentola mauritanica, known as the common wall gecko, is a species of gecko (Gekkota) native to the western Mediterranean area of North Africa and Europe.
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Tawny owl
The tawny owl (Strix aluco), also called the brown owl, is commonly found in woodlands across Europe to western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies.
Tess Fragoulis
Tess Fragoulis is a Canadian writer and educator.
Thalassocracy
A thalassocracy or thalattocracy, sometimes also maritime empire, is a state with primarily maritime realms, an empire at sea, or a seaborne empire.
The Paximadia
Paximadia (Παξιμάδια, "rusks") are two small uninhabited islands in the gulf of Mesara located approximately south of Agia Galini in Rethymno regional unit. Crete and the Paximadia are islands of Greece.
The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington.
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Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium (Γήπεδο Θεόδωρος Βαρδινογιάννης) is a stadium in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Theoktistos
Theoktistos or Theoctistus (died 20 November 855) was a leading Byzantine official during the second quarter of the 9th century and the de facto head of the regency for the underage emperor Michael III from 842 until his dismissal and murder in 855.
Theriso revolt
The Theriso revolt (translit) was an insurrection that broke out in March 1905 against the government of Crete, then an autonomous state under Ottoman suzerainty.
Thrypti
Thrypti (Θρυπτή) is a mountain range in Lasithi in eastern Crete, Greece.
Thyme
Thyme is a culinary herb consisting of the dried aerial parts of some members of the genus Thymus of flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae.
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Tigers Tübingen
Tigers Tübingen is a basketball team from Tübingen, a college town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany, playing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the country's first tier league.
Trapeza, Crete
Trapeza, Crete is a Neolithic and Bronze Age sacred cave on the island of Crete in Greece.
Treaty of Varkiza
The Treaty of Varkiza (Συμφωνία της Βάρκιζας, also known as the Varkiza Pact or the Varkiza Peace Agreement) was signed in Varkiza (near Athens) on February 12, 1945, between the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) for EAM-ELAS, following the latter's defeat during the Dekemvriana clashes.
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Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway.
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Turing Award
The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science.
Tympaki
Tympaki (Τυμπάκι) is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
University of Crete
The University of Crete (UoC; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης) is a multi-disciplinary, research-oriented institution in Crete, Greece, located in the cities of Rethymno (official seat) and Heraklion.
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Vai (Crete)
Vai or more accurately Vaï (Βάι), Greek for "palm," is a region of east Crete between Cape Sidero and Cape Plaka, just south of the site of ancient Itanus but north of the villages that surround and are part of Palaikastro.
Vandals
The Vandals were a Germanic people who first inhabited what is now southern Poland.
Viannos massacres
The Viannos massacres (Σφαγές της Βιάννου/ Ολοκαύτωμα της Βιάννου) were a mass extermination campaign launched by German forces against the civilian residents of around 20 villages located in the areas of east Viannos and west Ierapetra provinces on the Greek island of Crete during World War II.
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Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
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Viticulture
Viticulture (vitis cultura, "vine-growing"), viniculture (vinis cultura, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.
Vitsentzos Kornaros
Vitsentzos or Vikentios Kornaros (Βιτσέντζος or Βικέντιος Κορνάρος) or Vincenzo Cornaro (March 29, 1553 – 1613/1614) was a Cretan poet, who wrote the romantic epic poem Erotokritos.
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Weever
Weevers (or weeverfish) are nine extant species of fishes of family Trachinidae, order Trachiniformes, part of the Percomorpha clade.
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Whale
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.
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Whiskered bat
The whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) is a small European bat with long fur.
White-toothed shrew
The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.
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World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
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World Network of Biosphere Reserves
The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) covers internationally designated protected areas, known as biosphere or nature reserves, which are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature (e.g. encourage sustainable development).
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored.
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Zach Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American comedian and actor.
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Zakros
Zakros (Ζάκρος also Zakro or Kato Zakro) is a Minoan archaeological site on the eastern coast of Crete in Lasithi, Greece.
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Zeus
Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
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18th century BC
The 18th century BC was the century that lasted from 1800 BC to 1701 BC.
2010 Greek local elections
The 2010 Greek local elections were held on 7 November 2010 (first round) and 14 November 2010 (second round) to elect representatives to Greece's restructured local authorities, comprising 13 regions and 325 municipalities.
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2014 Greek local elections
Local elections were held in Greece on 18 May 2014 (first round) and 25 May 2014 (second round).
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2019 Greek local elections
Local elections were held in Greece on 26 May 2019 (first round) and 2 June 2019 (second round).
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2023 Crete regional election
The 2023 Cretan regional election took place on 8 October 2023, simultaneously with the rest of Greece.
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365 Crete earthquake
The 365 Crete earthquake occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete.
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See also
Aegean islands
- Çelebi Island
- Çiçek Island
- Çıplak Island
- Aegean Islands
- Aegina
- Akoğlu Island
- Büyük Ilyosta Island
- Büyük Maden Island
- Crete
- Cyclades
- Cıfıtkalesi Islet
- Euboea
- Görecek Island
- Gez Island
- Hekim Island
- Kalem Island
- Karaca Island
- Karantina Island
- Lale Island
- List of Aegean Islands
- Mardaliç Island
- North Aegean
- North Aegean islands
- Orak Island (Çanakkale)
- Orak Island (Muğla)
- Orak Island (İzmir)
- Panayır Island
- Pırnarlı Island
- Salamis Island
- Saronic Islands
- Saros Islands
- South Aegean
- Southern Sporades
- Sporades
- Tüllüce Islet
- Toprak Island
- Yassıca Island
- Yediadalar
- Yılan Island (Urla)
- İkiz Islands
Crete and Cyrenaica
- Apollonia (Cyrenaica)
- Crete
- Crete and Cyrenaica
- Cyrenaica
- Cyrene, Libya
- Gnaeus Suellius Flaccus
- Laguatan
- Menelai Portus
- Ptolemais, Cyrenaica
- Roman Crete
- Roman Libya
Minoan geography
References
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