Heraklion

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city port city

Heraklion is the largest city and main port of the Greek island of Crete, known for its rich Minoan heritage and proximity to the ancient palace of Knossos.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
port city →
airportName Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" →
capitalOf Heraklion regional unit →
climate Mediterranean climate →
continent Europe →
country Greece →
countryCallingCode +30 →
countrySubdivision Region of Crete →
governingBody Municipality of Heraklion →
hasAirport Heraklion International Airport →
hasLandmark Koules Fortress →
Loggia of Heraklion →
Morosini Fountain →
Venetian Walls of Heraklion →
hasMuseum Heraklion Archaeological Museum →
Historical Museum of Crete →
hasNearbySite Palace of Knossos →
hasPort Port of Heraklion →
hasUniversity Hellenic Mediterranean University →
University of Crete (Heraklion campus) →
heritage Minoan civilization →
historicalName Candia →
Chandax →
island Crete →
languageMajority Greek →
largestCityOf Crete →
locatedIn Crete →
Heraklion regional unit →
Region of Crete →
locatedOnSea Aegean Sea →
Sea of Crete →
mainPortOf Crete →
namedAfter Heracles →
near Knossos →
officialLanguage Greek →
partOf Greek islands →
portFunction cargo shipping →
passenger ferries →
primaryEconomicSector agriculture →
shipping →
tourism →
religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity →
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time →
Eastern European Time →
touristAttractionType archaeological gateway to Knossos →
historical city →
usesCurrency euro →
vehicleRegistrationCode HK →
Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Heraklion ("Heraklion regional unit") →
University of Crete →
locatedIn
Crete ("Heraklion regional unit") →
administrativeDivision
University of Crete →
campusLocation
Crete →
capital
Heraklion ("Heraklion regional unit") →
capitalOf
Aegean Sea →
hasPort
Crete →
largestCity
Knossos →
locatedNear
Knossos →
nearbyModernCity
Mount Ida →
nearestCity
El Greco →
placeOfBirth
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