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    Heraklion or Herakleion (/hɪˈrækliən/ hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced [iˈrakli.o]), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and...
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    Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" (IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country's second...
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    fifth most populous of Greece's regions. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, on the north shore of the island. As of 2021[update], the region had...
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  • OFI Crete F.C. (redirect from OFI Heraklion)
    Ηρακλείου 1925, Heraklion Sportsmen Club 1925 FC), commonly referred to as OFI, is a Greek professional football club based in Heraklion, on the island...
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    Heraklion The Battle of Heraklion was part of the Battle of Crete, fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete between 20 and 30 May 1941...
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  • Look up Heraklion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Heraklion (Greek: Ἡράκλειον; alternative spellings: Iraklio, Iraklion, Irakleio, Herakleion) is...
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    from the Special Air Service (SAS) to Crete to sabotage the airfields of Heraklion, Kastelli, Tympaki and Maleme. Aircraft types operating from Crete at...
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    Irakleio, Attica (Greek: Ηράκλειο Αττικής) is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region...
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    25.1369119°E / 35.3387436; 25.1369119 The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums...
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  • SS Heraklion (sometimes spelled out in books as the Iraklion) was a roll on/roll off car ferry operating the lines Piraeus – Chania and Piraeus – Heraklion...
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    Heraklion (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ηρακλείου) is one of the four regional units of Crete. The capital is the city of Heraklion. The regional unit of...
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  • Airways is an international airline headquartered in Heraklion International Airport in Heraklion, Greece. Established in 2008, the airline specializes...
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  • Apelles of Heraklion (Ancient Greek: Ἀπελλῆς) is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. Along with the Apostles Urban of Macedonia, Stachys, Ampliatus...
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  • 2010 2011 2012 2013–2014 2014 Technal Kastro Cosmote Kastro Heraklion–Nessebar Heraklion Kastro–Murcia KTM–Murcia Gios–Deyser Leon Kastro Kastro Team...
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    Αεροπορική και Εμπορική Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία) is a Greek airline headquartered in Heraklion International Airport. It was established in 2005 and operates a number...
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    Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, or simply, Heraklion Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the city of Heraklion, on the island of...
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    to Heraklion was 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) long, 56.8 kilometres (35.3 mi) from Heraklion to Lavrion, and 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) between Heraklion and...
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    painting by El Greco. It is now in the Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion. The painting closely resembles El Greco's The Baptism of Christ panel...
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    prominent cities with populations above 100,000 inhabitants include Patras, Heraklion, Larissa, Volos, Rhodes, Ioannina, Agrinio, Chania, and Chalcis. The Greek...
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    Minos Kalokairinos (category Businesspeople from Heraklion)
    Minos Kalokairinos (Μίνως Καλοκαιρινός, 1843, Heraklion - 1907, Heraklion) was a Cretan Greek businessman and amateur archaeologist known for performing...
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  • "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden: Aegean flies to Heraklion and Rhodes for Tui". 28 January 2022. "Memmingen: With TUI to Heraklion from Pentecost". 1 December 2022....
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    The fortifications of Heraklion are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Heraklion (formerly Candia) in Crete...
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    Hersonissos (category Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit))
    east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Hersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion regional...
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  • Miltiadis Marinakis (category Politicians from Heraklion)
    was a Greek shipowner and politician. Miltiadis Marinakis was born in Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete and was the son of local businessman Apostolos...
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  • village and a community in the municipality of Malevizi. 9 km west of Heraklion on the island of Crete. It is situated in front of a 70 meter long pebbled...
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    Heraklion. It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea. It borders with the municipal unit of Episkopi and the municipality of Heraklion...
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    September 2021. The epicenter of the earthquake was located southeast of Heraklion. The quake killed one person, injured 36 (one indirect) and damaged over...
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  • The Heraklion Football Clubs Association (Greek: Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Ηρακλείου or Ε.Π.Σ.Η.) is an association responsible for administering...
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  • Iraklio B.C. (redirect from Heraklion BC)
    also known simply as Iraklio, or Heraklion, is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, in Greece...
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  • busiest maritime ports for passenger transport are: Aegina Antirrio Corfu Heraklion Igoumenitsa Keramoti Kyllini Mykonos Paloukia (Salamis) Paros Patras Perama...
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