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Chania

British  
/ ˈhɑːnɪə /

noun

  1. Greek name: Khaniá.  the chief port of Crete, on the NW coast. Pop: 82 000 (2005 est)

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The areas affected are the island of Zakynthos in western Greece, where the epidemiological load worsened by 69% from a week earlier, and the city of Chania in Crete where it rose 54%.

From Reuters

The official said citizens from the European Union, the United States, Britain, Serbia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates will be allowed to travel to Greece via the airports of Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, Rhodes, Kos, Mykonos, Santorini and Corfu, and two border crossings.

From Reuters

A noted Papandreou loyalist, he was replaced as minister when the long-time socialist leader stood down for health reasons in 1996 and never held another portfolio, although he remained a member of parliament for his Chania constituency, on the island of Crete, where he had first been elected in 1977, until 2004, as well as from 2009 to 2012.

From Seattle Times

Born in Chania in 1943, he studied electronics and industrial automation in Germany and Sweden.

From Seattle Times

The migrants were all transferred to the town of Chania in the north of the island.

From Washington Times