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- Crete (/kriːt/ KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th...104 KB (10,609 words) - 20:13, 30 May 2024
- Heraklion (redirect from Iraklion, Crete)Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in...53 KB (3,724 words) - 15:11, 17 May 2024
- Minoan civilization (redirect from Minoan Crete)civilization was a Bronze Age culture which was centered on the island of Crete. Known for its monumental architecture and energetic art, it is often regarded...116 KB (13,771 words) - 09:27, 3 June 2024
- The Battle of Crete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (German: Unternehmen Merkur), was a major...120 KB (14,455 words) - 18:23, 28 May 2024
- Minos (redirect from Minos, King of Crete)-nəs/; Greek: Μίνως, Ancient: [mǐːnɔːs] Modern: [ˈminos]) was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years, he made King Aegeus pick seven...20 KB (2,476 words) - 15:02, 31 May 2024
- OFI Crete Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου 1925, Club of Fans of Heraklion 1925), commonly referred as OFI, is a Greek professional...69 KB (5,835 words) - 09:07, 28 May 2024
- Chania (redirect from Chania, Crete)Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion...49 KB (5,348 words) - 19:31, 8 May 2024
- Psiloritis, Greek: Ψηλορείτης), is the highest mountain on the island of Crete, with an elevation of 2,456 metres (8,058 ft). It has the highest topographic...11 KB (1,116 words) - 00:10, 25 January 2024
- The Emirate of Crete (Arabic: إقريطش, romanized: Iqrīṭish or إقريطية, Iqrīṭiya; Greek: Κρήτη, romanized: Krētē) was an Islamic state that existed on the...28 KB (3,396 words) - 19:54, 3 June 2024
- The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The Minoan civilization...41 KB (5,478 words) - 16:56, 5 May 2024
- The island of Crete came under the rule of the Byzantine Empire in two periods: the first extends from the late antique period (3rd century) to the conquest...15 KB (1,744 words) - 12:06, 3 May 2024
- La Crete (/ləˈkriːt/ lə-KREET), also spelled La Crête, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within Mackenzie County. It is located on Highway 697,...15 KB (982 words) - 19:32, 18 May 2024
- Dannemarie-sur-Crète (French pronunciation: [danmaʁi syʁ kʁɛt]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern...2 KB (75 words) - 22:31, 1 August 2023
- Cretan War (1645–1669) (redirect from Ottoman conquest of Crete)over the island of Crete, Venice's largest and richest overseas possession. The war lasted from 1645 to 1669 and was fought in Crete, especially in the...57 KB (7,267 words) - 11:00, 30 May 2024
- Lomont-sur-Crête (French pronunciation: [lɔmɔ̃ syʁ kʁɛt], literally Lomont on Ridge) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté...2 KB (126 words) - 22:36, 1 August 2023
- The Sea of Crete (Greek: Κρητικό Πέλαγος, Kritiko Pelagos), or Cretan Sea, is a sea, part of the Aegean Sea, located in its southern extremity, with a...3 KB (264 words) - 11:38, 28 March 2024
- Cretan State (redirect from Republic of Crete)Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia) on the island of Crete. In 1897, the Cretan Revolt led the Ottoman Empire to declare war on Greece...18 KB (1,752 words) - 06:57, 31 May 2024
- Kingdom of Candia (redirect from Venetian Crete)(Venetian: Dogado de Càndia; Italian: Ducato di Candia) was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice...54 KB (6,987 words) - 02:30, 17 May 2024
- Church of Crete (Greek: Εκκλησία της Κρήτης) is an Eastern Orthodox church, comprising the island of Crete in Greece. The Church of Crete is semi-autonomous...6 KB (346 words) - 14:52, 8 January 2024
- Crete and Cyrenaica (Latin: Creta et Cyrenaica, Koinē Greek: Κρήτη καὶ Κυρηναϊκή, romanized: Krḗtē kaì Kyrēnaïkḗ) was a senatorial province of the Roman...9 KB (894 words) - 23:26, 4 February 2024
- also: crete, Crete, Crète, Crête, and -crete Inherited from Old French creste, from Latin crista. IPA(key): /kʁɛt/, /kʁɛːt/ crête f (plural crêtes) (zoology)
- Volume 7 Crete by Arthur J. Evans, John H. Freese, James D.Bourchier and Walter A. Phillips 20110931911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 7 — CreteArthur J
- Crete (Greek: Κρήτη / Kríti, sometimes spelled "Krete" in English) is the largest of the Greek islands and is the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea
- Crete (Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the
- Postage stamps and postal history of Crete