Heraklion

For the village in Corinthia, see Heraklion, Corinthia.

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Heraklion, also Heraklio, Iraklion or Irakleio (Greek ????????) is the major city and capital of the island of Crete. It is also the capital of Heraklion Prefecture. It has an international airport named after the writer Nikos Kazantzakis. The ruins of Knossos, which were excavated and restored by Arthur Evans, are nearby.

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As mentioned above, Iraklion is close to the ruins of the palace of Knossos, which in Minoan times was the biggest centre of population on Crete. So it is very likely that there was a port here as long ago as 2000 BC. There is however no archaeological evidence for such a port.

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Other very important Minoan era ruins are found in or around Archanes village (a few km after Knossos), in Anemospilia, Fourni and Vathipetro.

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