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    Sfakiá (Greek: Σφακιά) is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of Crete, in the Chania regional unit. It is considered to be one of...
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    Daskalogiannis (category People from Sfakia)
    rule in the 18th century. Ioannis Vlachos was born in Anopolis village in Sfakia, a then semi-autonomous region of Crete, in 1722 or 1730. His father, who...
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    Kydonia and Apokoronas, based at Chania the Metropolis of Lampi, Syvritos and Sfakia, based at Spili the Metropolis of Hierapytna and Siteia, based at Ierapetra...
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    Hora Sfakion (category Sfakia)
    Σφακίων) or Sfakia (Σφακιά [sfaˈca]) is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakiá, and is...
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    intermarriages with occupiers. For residents of mountainous areas, such as Sfakia in western Crete, the aridness and rockiness of the mountains is emphasised...
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    will be waiting for hikers after they disembark the ferry in Sougia or Sfakia (Chora Sfakion). If you are on your own, you can make a one-day round trip...
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    Chania, and the districts of Platanias and Apokoronas in the north, and Sfakia and Selino in the far south west corner. Other towns in the Chania prefecture...
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    notably in little cheese pies (handful size) and Sfakiani pita (pie from the Sfakia region). In its salted, aged form it is considered the grating cheese par...
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    to protect the retreat of the Commonwealth forces, who were evacuated at Sfakia. Beevor and McDougal Stewart write that the defence of Alikianos gained...
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    the island to the south coast and were evacuated by the Royal Navy from Sfakia. Many others evaded capture for several months, hiding in the mountains...
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    gather information about insurrectionist agitation in Sfakia. When another revolt broke out in Sfakia in 1319, Kallergis interceded with the rebels and Duke...
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    Pavlos Polakis (category People from Sfakia)
    his political career at the local government level, serving as Mayor of Sfakia from 2011 to 2015. He joined the central political arena as a member of...
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    younger than earlier estimates or even older than the ancient tree in Finix (Sfakia). The tree remains productive to this day, having been grafted with the...
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    Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa Rhodoped Samos Saranta Ekklisiesa Serres Sfakia Thesprotia Thessaloniki Trikala Trifylia Xanthid Zakynthos...
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    Koules Spinalonga Natural Cave of Zeus Lasithi Plateau Lefka Ori Matala Messara Plain Mirabello Bay Mount Ida Psychro Cave Vai Other Elounda Sfakia Souda...
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    16 October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2008. "The Olive Tree and Olive Oil". Sfakia-crete.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2013-01-11...
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    Sfakians (category People from Sfakia)
    Sphakians or Sfakiots; Greek: Σφακιανοί) are the inhabitants of the region of Sfakia located in western Crete. The Sfakians hold themselves to be the direct...
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    Loutro, Chania (category Sfakia)
    Loutro (Greek: Λουτρό) (Greek: "Bath") lies in the municipality of Sfakia, on the south coast of Chania regional unit in west Crete, between Chora Sfakion...
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    Province - Kissamos Kydonia Province - Chania Selino Province - Kandanos Sfakia Province - Chora Sfakion Chios Prefecture: no provinces Corfu Prefecture...
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    Chania Apokoronas Kissamos Kydonia Selino Sfakia Heraklion Kainourgio Malevizi Monofatsi Pediada Pyrgiotissa Temenos Viannos Lasithi Ierapetra Lasithi...
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  • in the Aegean Sea Agios Ioannis, Chania, a village in the municipality Sfakia, Chania regional unit Agios Ioannis, Corfu, a village in the municipal unit...
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    Aradaina (category Sfakia)
    Aradena) is a village in Greece located in the Agios Ioannis Community of the Sfakia municipality in the Chania Regional Unit of Crete. According to the 2011...
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    Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa Rhodoped Samos Saranta Ekklisiesa Serres Sfakia Thesprotia Thessaloniki Trikala Trifylia Xanthid Zakynthos...
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  • Commons has media related to Marmara. Marmara may refer to: Marmara, Greece (Sfakia), mountainous area on Crete Neos Marmaras, a village in Greece Marmara Town...
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    Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa Rhodoped Samos Saranta Ekklisiesa Serres Sfakia Thesprotia Thessaloniki Trikala Trifylia Xanthid Zakynthos...
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    Chania Apokoronas Kissamos Kydonia Selino Sfakia Heraklion Kainourgio Malevizi Monofatsi Pediada Pyrgiotissa Temenos Viannos Lasithi Ierapetra Lasithi...
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    (2019). Tradition in the Frame: Photography, Power, and Imagination in Sfakia, Crete. Indiana University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctvpb3z6m. ISBN 978-0-253-03714-5...
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    Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa Rhodoped Samos Saranta Ekklisiesa Serres Sfakia Thesprotia Thessaloniki Trikala Trifylia Xanthid Zakynthos...
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