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Chania Prefecture, a powerful figure
Chania Prefecture, a powerful figure
In the western part of Crete is the prefecture of Chania that is bordered to the east by the Prefecture of Rethymno. The waters of the Cretan Sea in the north and the Libyan Sea in the south wash the three sides of Chania.
The backbone of the prefectu...

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Koufopoulo
The hill has housed a settlement where the village is now since 1000 AD, according to written sources of 1205.
It flourished during the Byzantine times and continued its dynamic evolution in the subsequent years as it was conquered and settled by the Venetians and Franks. It has been referred t...