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largest city and capital of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece.
Heraklion is the capital of Heraklion Prefecture, with an international airport.
The ruins of Knossos, which were excavated and restored by Arthur Evans, are nearby.
Heraklion is an important shipping port and ferry dock. The public can take ferries and boats from Heraklion to a multitude of destinations including Thira, Rhodes, Egypt, Haifa and mainland Greece.
European route E75 runs through the city and connects Heraklion with the three other major cities of crete: Agios Nikolaos,Chania, and Rethymno.
Heraklion has been the home town of some of Greece's most significant spirits, including the novelist Nikos Kazantzakis, the poet and Nobel Prize winner Odysseas Elytis and the world-famous Greek painter Domenicos Theotokopoulos (El Greco).
Area: 2.641 SQM
Population (2001): Around 300,000
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