Armenoi ( el, Αρμένοι, also transliterated as ''Armeni'') is a village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Apokoronas Apokoronas ( el, Αποκόρωνας) is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) in the Chania regional unit, north-west Crete, Greece. It is situated on the north coast of Crete, to the east of Chania itself. The seat of the munici ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . The seat of the municipality is in the village of

Kalyves Kalyves () is a large village in Crete, Greece, the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi. It is now a popular tourist resort that has maintained its Cretan character. It is said that the Kalyves took their name from the makeshift accommo ...

. Armenoi is located inland from Kalyves on the north coast of the island, at the mouth of

Souda Bay Souda Bay is a bay and natural harbour near the town of Souda on the northwest coast of the Greece, Greek island of Crete. The bay is about 15 km long and only two to four km wide, and a deep natural harbour. It is formed between the Akr ...

. A relatively large village, it lies on good agricultural land in the

, with groves of avocado, orange and olives around. The village has two large tavernas of good reputation, a grill in summer months and a kafenion, as well as a butcher and general store. The village is shaded by ''platania'' trees (Oriental Plane) and the Kiliaris river. The church of Ag. Nikolaos is large and imposing, giving an air of wealth to the village.

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Populated places in Chania (regional unit) {{Crete-geo-stub