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Malia or Mallia may refer to: Places * Malia, Crete, a town on the north coast of Crete * Malia, Cyprus, a village in southern Cyprus * Malia, Iran, a village * Malia, a ''taluk(a)'' (administrative division) in Junagadh district, Gujarat, India * Malia, an ancient name of Cape Agrilia, a cape on the island of Lesbos, Greece People Historical * Mallia gens, a plebeian family of ancient Rome Surname * Emmanuel Mallia, a Maltese politician * Francisco Jesús Pérez Malia or Francis (born 1981), Spanish footballer * George Mallia (born 1978), a professional Maltese footballer * Gorg Mallia (born 1957), a Maltese communications academic, author and cartoonist * Liz Malia (born 1949), American politician * Luca Mallia, a Maltese footballer * Martin Malia (1924–2004), American historian specializing in Russian history * Mitchell Mallia (born 1992 in New South Wales), an Australian footballer Given name * Mallia Franklin (1952–2010), a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic * Malia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malia, Crete
Malia or Mallia ( el, Μάλια) is a coastal town and a former municipality in the northeast corner of the Heraklion regional unit in Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms it is part of the municipality of Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies east of Heraklion, the Cretan main city. The town (pop. 3,224 in 2011) was the seat of the municipality of Mália (pop. 5,433). The municipal unit also includes the villages of Mochos (Greek: Μοχός) (825), Krasi (Greek: Κράσι) (147), and Stalida (Greek: Σταλίδα) (1,237), and has a total land area of . The town is a tourist attraction, primarily for its significant archaeological site and nightlife. The Minoan town ruins lie three km east of the site and cover an area of approximately . The original name for the town is not known. History The palace of Malia, dating from the Middle Bronze Age, was destroyed by an earthquake during the Late Bronze Age; Knossos and other sites were also dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
