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Chania

Chania (Greek: Χανιά, [xaˈɲa], Venetian: Canea, Ottoman Turkish: خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north coast of the island, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.

The official population of the municipal unit (the former municipality) is 53,910, while the municipality has 108,642 (2011) inhabitants. This consists of the city of Chania and several other towns and villages, including Kounoupidiana (pop. 8,620), Mournies (pop. 7,614), Souda (pop. 6,418), Nerokouros (pop. 5,531), Daratsos (pop. 4,732), Perivolia (pop. 3,986), Galatas (pop. 3,166) and Aroni (pop. 3,003).

History

Early history

Chania is the site of the Minoan settlement the Greeks called Kydonia, Greek for quince. It appears on Linear B as ku-do-ni-ja. Some notable archaeological evidence for the existence of this Minoan city below some parts of today's Chania was found by excavations in the district of Kasteli in the Old Town. This area appears to have been inhabited since the Neolithic era. The city reemerged after the end of the Minoan period as an important city-state in Classical Greece, one whose domain extended from Chania Bay to the feet of the White Mountains. The first major wave of settlers from mainland Greece was by the Dorian Greeks who came around 1100 BC. Kydonia was constantly at war with other Cretan city-states such as Aptera, Phalasarna and Polyrrinia and was important enough for the Kydonians to be mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (xix.200). In 69 BC, the Roman consul Caecilius Metellus defeated the Cretans and conquered Kydonia to which he granted the privileges of an independent city-state. Kydonia reserved the right to mint its own coins until the third century AD.

Chania (regional unit)

Chania (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χανίων) is one of the four regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island. Its capital is the city of Chania. Chania borders only one other regional unit: that of Rethymno to the east. The western part of Crete is bounded to the north by the Cretan Sea, and to the west and south by the Mediterranean Sea. The regional unit also includes the southernmost island of Europe, Gavdos.

Geography

Chania regional unit, often informally termed 'Western Crete', is a beautiful and in many parts unspoilt part of the island. Districts include verdant Apokoronas, mountainous Sfakia, and Selino in the far South West corner. Some other notable towns in the Chania prefecture are: Hora Sfakion, Kastelli-Kissamos, Palaiochora, Maleme, Vryses, Vamos, Georgioupolis and Kalives.

The natural park of Samaria Gorge, a major tourist attraction and a refuge for the rare Cretan wild goat or kri kri, is in the South of the regional unit. The White Mountains or Lefka Ori, through which the Samaria, Aradena, Imbros and other gorges run, are the limestone peaks topped by snow until May that occupy much of Chania regional unit. They contain more than 40 peaks over 2,000 meters high. The highest peak in this area is Pachnes, at 2,453 meters above sea level.

Chania (constituency)

Chania (Greek: εκλογική περιφέρεια Χανίων) is a constituency of the Hellenic Parliament. It comprises the Chania Prefecture, and is one of the four constituencies of Crete. It elects four members of Parliament.

Election results

Legislative election

Members of Parliament

Current members

  • Pavlos Polakis SYRIZA
  • Giorgos Stathakis SYRIZA
  • Valia Vagionaki SYRIZA
  • Antonis Balomenakis SYRIZA
  • Members (Jan 2015-Sep 2015)

  • Pavlos Polakis SYRIZA
  • Giorgos Stathakis SYRIZA
  • Valia Vagionaki SYRIZA
  • Stavros Theodorakis The River
  • Members (Jun 2012-Jan 2015)

  • Christos Markogiannakis ND
  • Manousos Voloudakis ND
  • Kyriakos Virvidakis ND
  • Giorgos Stathakis SYRIZA
  • References

    Radio Stations - Chania

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    Chroma Greek Smooth Greek Greece
    Radio1 Rodos Ballads Easy Greece
    ERA Kerkyras Varied Greece
    Studio1 87.6 Corfu Greek Greece
    Ksenyxtis Mytilinis Varied Greece
    Elliniki Radiofonia Mana Ellada Greek Greece
    Hot FM 104.6 Varied Greece
    Music Galaxy 80s Greece
    Kral FM 107.8 Xanthi Varied Greece
    Radio Retro 105.4 FM Varied Greece
    Wave Radio Alternative Greece
    Peiraiki Ekklisia Christian,Greek Greece
    Radio Kerkyra 100.1 Greek Greece
    Kalamaria FM 101.7 Greek Greece
    BeRock Online Radio Rock Greece
    Radio Stagon Kalampaka Greek Greece
    Radio Amore 87.5 Chania Greek Greece
    Atlantis FM 105.2 Rock Greece
    Thraki FM 99.8 Greek Greece
    Methorios 96.0 Greek,Classical Greece
    Psychomed Jazz Jazz,Blues Greece
    ERT Voice of Greece Varied Greece
    Sfera 91 FM Patmos Varied Greece
    Radio Art: Greek Art Greek Greece
    Akous Jazzin Jazz Greece
    Arion Radio 2 Greek Greece
    88 Miso Pop Greece
    ERA Kozanis Varied Greece
    Action Radio Konitsa Top 40 Greece
    Polis 102.6 Greek Greece
    Traffic FM 91.8 Irakleio Pop,Dance,R&B Greece
    ERT Trito Classical Greece
    Psychomed Live Jazz,Pop,Greek,World Greece
    Dromos 89.8 FM Pop,Greek Greece
    RockaRolla Radio Rock Greece
    Radio Art: Wolfgang A. Mozart Classical Greece
    Boom Radio 80s,70s,Dance Greece
    Kastoria FM 91,5 News,Greek Greece
    Radio Thalassa Pop,Greek Greece
    Apolausi Radio Greek Greece
    Galaxy 106.1 Patras Adult Contemporary Greece
    Kiss FM 96.1 Irakleio Varied Greece
    xylem Jazz,Electronica,Indie Greece
    radiophone.gr Varied Greece
    GALAXY 92 FM Varied,Soft Rock,Pop Greece
    Chroma Classical Classical Greece
    Orange 93.2 Pop Greece
    Radio Arhaggelos 94.1 Greek Greece
    ERA Xanion Varied Greece
    Erotokritos 87.9 Greek Greece
    Omorfi Poli 89.9 FM Greek,World Mediterranean Greece

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