Mousouroi ( el, Μουσούροι) is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit,

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, and ...

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 with ...

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

Platanias Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about west from the city of Chania and east of Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani. Platania ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . It was part of the former

Kydonia Province Kydonia Province ( el, Επαρχία Κυδωνίας) was one of the province of Chania Prefecture, Crete, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Chania and Platanias, except the municipal units Kolymvari an ...

. The municipal unit extends from the hinterland of the town 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 ...

to the mountains of south Crete. Many tourists pass through Mousouroi on their way to Omalos and the start of the

Samaria Gorge Samaria (; he, שֹׁמְרוֹן, translit=Šōmrōn, ar, السامرة, translit=as-Sāmirah) is the historic and biblical name used for the central region of Palestine, bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The first ...

walk, which is in Mousouroi. Mousouroi is bordered by

Voukolies Voukolies ( el, Βουκολιές, Δήμος Βουκολιών) is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Platanias, of which it is a mun ...

in the southwest,

in the northwest,

Theriso Theriso ( el, Θέρισο, Δήμος Θερίσου) is a village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. ...

to the east and

East Selino East Selino ( el, Ανατολικό Σέλινο) is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kantanos-Selino, of which it is a municipal unit. The mun ...

in the southwest with

Sfakia Sfakiá ( el, Σφακιά) is a mountainous area in the southwestern part of the island of Crete, in the Chania regional unit. It is considered to be one of the few places in Greece that have never been fully occupied by foreign powers. With a ...

in the southeast. The municipal unit includes; *

Alikianos Alikianos ( el, Αλικιανός) is the head village of the Mousouroi municipal unit in Chania regional unit, Crete located approximately 12.5 kilometers southwest of Chania. Alikianos is best known outside the island for the fierce fighting w ...

: Population 825, Area: 5,302 km². The administrative centre, in the northeast * Koufos: Population: 149, Area: 3,369 km². Just north of Alikianos * Psathogiannos: Population: 159, Area: 3,599 km². Northwest. * Fournes: Population: 576, Area: 9,804 km². South of Alikianos, on the road to Omalos. * Skines: Population: 621, Area: 8,228 km². South of Alikianos, on the road to

Sougia Sougia ( el, Σούγια) is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino (''Anatoliko Selino''). It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 ...

. * Sebronas (Sempronas, ''Σέμπρωνας''): Population: 92, Area: 14,331 km². West of the Sougia road, south of Prases * Prases: Population: 138, Area: 27,511 km². South of Alikianos on the Sougia road, before the Omalos turn off * Orthouni: Population: 94, Area: 20,634 km². South of Alikianos between the Omalos and Sougia roads * Meskla: Population: 353, Area: 22,435 km². Eastern Mousouroi, southeast of Alikianos, northeast of Omalos, east of the Omalos road *

Lakkoi Lakkoi ( el, Λάκκοι), commonly spelled Lakki on road signs and maps, is a village on the Greek island of Crete in the foothills of the Lefka Ori (White Mountains). The village is situated on the road between Chania and the plateau of Omalo ...

: Population: 270, Area: 55,573 km². South of Alikianos on the road to Omalos, south of Fournes * Karanos (Καράνος): Population: 88, Area: 5,777 km². South of Alikianos between Skines and Lakki, north of the Omalos road on a windy mountainous road joining the latter to the Sougia road * Vatolakos: Population: 661, Area: 15,181 km². West of Alikianos, on the road to SkonizoGTP Vatolakos
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{{Platanias div Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

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