The Chania Plain is a relatively level
landform spreading southward from the city of
Chania
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion.
The muni ...
on the island of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, ...
in the present day country of
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. The Chania Plain has been used as a logical study area for
air pollution
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are many different typ ...
transport in the vicinity of Chania. In ancient times the city of
Kydonia
Kydonia or Cydonia (; grc, Κυδωνία; lat, Cydonia) was an ancient city-state on the northwest coast of the island of Crete. It is at the site of the modern-day Greek city of Chania. In legend Cydonia was founded by King Cydon (), a son ...
, the site of present-day Chania, controlled an expansive area which included the Chania Plain lying to its south at least to
Malaxa Mountain.
[C.M,Hogan, 2008]
See also
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Kastelli Hill
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Polichne
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Malaxa
Line notes
References
* George Karvounis et al. (2007) ''On the Sensitivity of AERMOD to Surface Parameters under Various Anemological Conditions''
C. Michael Hogan, ''Cydonia'', The Modern Antiquarian, Jan. 23, 2008
Plains of Greece
Landforms of Crete
Landforms of Chania (regional unit)
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