Heraklion

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Heraklion or Iraklion , is the largest city and capital of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, among other variants. For centuries it was known as Candia, a Venetian adaptation of the earlier Greek name or which in turn came from the Arabic rab al- andaq. The English form Candy, derived from French Candie, meant the city of Candia or all of Crete (as in Twelfth Night 5.1). Under the Ottoman Empire, it was called Kandiye. In the local vernacular, it is often called (Kástro, "castle") and its inhabitants Heraklion or Iraklion (Candia), is the largest city and capital of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, or Iraklio, among other variants. For centuries it was known as Candia, a Venetian adaptation of the earlier Greek name(Chandax, "moat") or , which in turn came from the Arabic rab al- andaq.

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  • Allgemeine Informationen
    • GTIN 09786130267056
    • Genre Geowissenschaften
    • Editor Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
    • Sprache Englisch
    • Anzahl Seiten 84
    • Herausgeber Alphascript Publishing
    • Größe H220mm x B150mm x T5mm
    • Jahr 2009
    • EAN 9786130267056
    • Format Fachbuch
    • ISBN 978-613-0-26705-6
    • Titel Heraklion
    • Untertitel Ancient Greek, Capital (political), Crete , Heraklion Prefecture, Heraklion International Airport, "Nikos Kazantzakis", Nikos Kazantzakis, Arthur Evans
    • Gewicht 143g

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