The Gulf of Chania is an embayment of the Sea of Crete in the northwestern region of the island of Crete in present-day Greece. One headland forming the Gulf of Chania is the promontory known as the Akrotiri Peninsula.[1]
In prehistory the powerful city of Kydonia commanded the Gulf of Chania and was a center of early Cretan art and culture in western Crete.[2] By 74 BC the city-state of Kydonia fended off an attack by Rome in a naval battle in the Gulf of Chania.[3]
gulf, chania, embayment, crete, northwestern, region, island, crete, present, greece, headland, forming, promontory, known, akrotiri, peninsula, satellite, picture, contents, ancient, history, also, line, notes, referencesancient, history, editin, prehistory, . The Gulf of Chania is an embayment of the Sea of Crete in the northwestern region of the island of Crete in present day Greece One headland forming the Gulf of Chania is the promontory known as the Akrotiri Peninsula 1 Satellite picture of Gulf of Chania Contents 1 Ancient history 2 See also 3 Line notes 4 ReferencesAncient history EditIn prehistory the powerful city of Kydonia commanded the Gulf of Chania and was a center of early Cretan art and culture in western Crete 2 By 74 BC the city state of Kydonia fended off an attack by Rome in a naval battle in the Gulf of Chania 3 See also EditBritomartisLine notes Edit R L Playfair 1892 C M Hogan 2008 Chania during antiquityReferences EditChania during antiquity C Michael Hogan Cydonia The Modern Antiquarian Jan 23 2008 Robert Lambert Playfair 1892 Handbook to the Mediterranean Its Cities Coasts and Islands J Murray publisherCoordinates 35 35 13 N 23 54 50 E 35 587 N 23 914 E 35 587 23 914 This Crete location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gulf of Chania amp oldid 934062114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
