Chania

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Chania is a historic coastal city on the northwest of Crete in Greece, known for its Venetian harbor, picturesque old town, and role as a major regional center and tourist destination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf Chania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chania regional unit
climate Mediterranean climate
country Greece
countrySubdivisionType regional unit capital
formerCapitalOf Crete
governingBody Municipality of Chania
hasBeach Nea Chora Beach
hasCulturalAttraction Archaeological Museum of Chania
Maritime Museum of Crete
Municipal Art Gallery of Chania
hasFeature Ottoman-era buildings
Venetian fortifications
Venetian harbor
lighthouse
neoclassical architecture
picturesque old town
hasNearbyAttraction Samaria Gorge National Park
surface form: Samaria Gorge (regional access point)
hasNeighborhood Nea Chora
Chania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Town of Chania

Splantzia
hasPort Port of Chania
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary
Etz Hayyim Synagogue
hasUniversityPresence Technical University of Crete
historicalSignificance important Ottoman administrative center
major port in Venetian period
site of World War II battles
isCoastalCity true
isRegionalCenter true
isTouristDestination true
locatedBy Sea of Crete
surface form: Cretan Sea

Mediterranean Sea
locatedIn Chania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chania regional unit

Crete
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedOn northwest coast of Crete
nearbyAirport Chania International Airport
officialLanguage Greek
partOf Crete
surface form: Region of Crete
primaryEconomicSector agriculture
services
tourism
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
usesCurrency Euro

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Aegean Sea hasPort Chania
Crete secondLargestCity Chania
Crete administrativeDivision Chania
this entity surface form: Chania regional unit
Crete campusLocation Chania
subject surface form: Technical University of Crete
Linear B inscriptions foundAtSite Chania
this entity surface form: Chania (Kydonia, Crete)
Nana Mouskouri placeOfBirth Chania
this entity surface form: Chania, Crete, Greece
Chania locatedIn Chania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chania regional unit
Chania capitalOf Chania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chania regional unit
Chania hasNeighborhood Chania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Town of Chania
White Mountains nearbyCity Chania
subject surface form: White Mountains (Crete)
Kolymvari distanceTo Chania
Kolymvari locatedWestOf Chania
Νάνα Μούσχουρη placeOfBirth Chania
this entity surface form: Χανιά
Walter Lassally placeOfDeath Chania
this entity surface form: Chania, Crete, Greece
Walter Lassally residence Chania
this entity surface form: Chania, Crete, Greece
Walter Lassally burialPlace Chania
this entity surface form: Chania, Crete, Greece
Athens hasSisterCity Chania
subject surface form: Athens, Ohio
Kydonia modernSiteNear Chania
Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary locatedIn Chania
this entity surface form: Old Town of Chania
Municipality of Chania administers Chania
this entity surface form: city of Chania
Venetian harbor locatedIn Chania
subject surface form: Venetian harbor (Chania)
Venetian harbor partOf Chania
subject surface form: Venetian harbor (Chania)
this entity surface form: Old Town of Chania
Venetian harbor hasView Chania
subject surface form: Venetian harbor (Chania)
this entity surface form: Old Town of Chania
Port of Chania locatedIn Chania
Port of Chania partOf Chania
this entity surface form: city of Chania
Port of Chania nearbyCity Chania
Etz Hayyim Synagogue locatedInOldTown Chania
this entity surface form: Chania Old Town
Splantzia locatedIn Chania
Nea Chora Beach locatedIn Chania