about Heraklion

Heraklion
Government
Country	Greece
Periphery	Crete
Prefecture	Heraklion
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
Population	137,711
Area	108.8 km (42 sq.mi.)
Density	1,266 /km (3,278 /sq.mi.)
Codes
Postal codes	70x xx, 71x xx, 720 xx
Area codes	2810
License plate codes	HK, HP
Website	www.heraklion-city.gr

Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Italian: Candia), is the largest city and the capital of Crete. It is also the 4th largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion (transliteration of ancient/Katharevousa name), or Iraklio, with other variants. For centuries, it was called Candia (Greek: or , Turkish: Kandiye).
Heraklion is the capital of Heraklion Prefecture. It has an international airport named after the writer Nikos Kazantzakis. The ruins of Knossos, which were excavated and restored by Arthur Evans, are nearby.

History

Port

Airport

Sporting teams

Famous natives

This article is being published under the General Public Licence GNU and is retrieved by the Free Encyclopedia Wikipedia - Keyword "Iraklion".