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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Heraklion, Ierapetra, Makry Gialos, Gouves, Greece, Hersonissos, Paliani, Palaiochora, Smari, Kallikratis, Vamos, Smari Iraklion, Loutro, Chania, Souda, Palekastro, Stilos, Kalyves, Galipe, Kasteli, Hora Sfakion, Nea Alikarnassos, Maleme, Kritsa, Zaros, Kournas, Platanias, Gazi, Crete, Kokkino Horio, Thrapsano, Plakias, Achlada, Crete, Moires, Tympaki, Xerosterni, Stalis, Koustogerako, Miamou, Plaka, Crete, Fres, Sougia, Viannos, Kefalas, Gavalohori, Kalo Horio, Temenos, Greece, Sykologos, Gorgolainis, Rouvas, Koxari, Kofinas, Episkopi, Heraklion, Krousonas, Fournofarago, Kato Simi, Kato Asites, Sellia, Chania, Drapanos, Harakas, Livadas, Temenia, Paleloni, Tsiskiana, Kampia, Chania, Litsarda, Rodovani, Kampanos, Maralia, Karydi, Itanos, Maza, Crete, Seliniotikos Gyros, Epanochori, Chania, Strati, Crete, Livada, Crete, Skafi, Drapanias, Papadiana, Pera Skafi, Kamaria, Prines, Limnes Lasithi, Kalorouma, Stalos. Excerpt: Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Greek pronunciation: ) is the largest city and capital of Crete. It is also the 4th largest city in Greece. Heraklion is the capital of Heraklion peripheral unit, with an international airport named after the writer Nikos Kazantzakis. The ruins of Knossos, which were excavated and restored by Arthur Evans, are nearby. For centuries, the city was known as Megalo Kastro (the Big Castle in Greek) and its inhabitants were called Kastrinoi (Castle-dwellers in Greek). It was called Arabic 'Castle of the Moat' in 824 AD by the raiding Arab pirates. This was hellenized as (Handax) or and Latinized as Candia, which was taken into other European languages: French Candie, English Candy, all of which could refer to all of Crete as well as to the city itself; the Ottoman form was Kandiye. The name was revived in the 19th century and comes from the nearby Roma...
