Nea Alikarnassos ( el, Νέα Αλικαρνασσός, meaning New
Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus (; grc, Ἁλικαρνᾱσσός ''Halikarnāssós'' or ''Alikarnāssós''; tr, Halikarnas; Carian: 𐊠𐊣𐊫𐊰 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊵𐊫𐊰 ''alos k̂arnos'') was an ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia. It was located i ...
) is a town and a former municipality in the
Heraklion regional unit,
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Heraklion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban Ar ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 16.1 km
2.
Population 14,635 (2011). It is located on the north coast of the island and is served by the
Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport. In the settlement of Prassas, the Minoan ruins of two houses were found.
Nea Alikarnassos was founded in 1925 as a public housing development to accommodate the refugees, who were displaced following the
Greco-Turkish War.
Heraklion's
Hellenic Police
The Hellenic Police ( el, Ελληνική Αστυνομία, ''Ellinikí Astynomía'', abbreviated ) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of the Hellenic Republic. It is a large agency with responsibilities ra ...
headquarters are located within the area. Alongside sits a camp which houses (estimatedly) 500 Romani residents living under poverty conditions, having limited water supply and sewage management.
Politics
The elections reveal a domination of the left wing. In the general elections of 2007 the distribution percentage of representatives were as follows:
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( el, Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima, ), known mostly by its acronym PASOK, (; , ) is a social-democratic political party in Greece. Until 2012, it ...
(PASOK) 52.85% (2004: 54,54%), the conservative
New Democracy
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31,22% (2004: 33.84%), the
Communist Party of Greece 8.97% (2004: 8.00%), the left
Coalition of the Radical Left
The Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance ( el, Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς – Προοδευτική Συμμαχία, Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía), ...
(SYRIZA) 3.15% (2004: 2.14%), the right
Popular Orthodox Rally
The Popular Orthodox Rally or People's Orthodox Alarm ( Greek: Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός, ''Laikós Orthódoxos Synagermós''), often abbreviated to LAOS (ΛΑ.Ο.Σ.) as a pun on the Greek word for ''people'', is a G ...
1.61% (2004: 1.07%) and the
Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
1.19%.
Evangelos Sisamakis (PASOK) was first elected mayor in 2003 and was reelected in 2006 with 63% of the votes in the first round.
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Culture
Sports
The town of Nea Alikarnassos hosts the Greek football club P.A.S.A. Irodotos F.C., founded in 1932, with presence in Super League Greece 2.
References
External links
Official website
(in Greek)
Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)
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