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Kydonia

Southern Europe

Kydonia, also known as Cydonia, was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. It was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2025.

Facts
Latitude
35.517291 degrees north 1
Longitude
24.019485 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Kydonia (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 35.517291, longitude 24.019485
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Wikidata: Kydonia
Wikidata Q1481525, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Kydonia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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