Heraklion (disambiguation)
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Heraklion (Greek: Ἡράκλειον; alternative spellings: Iraklio, Iraklion, Irakleio, Herakleion) is a Greek city name referring to
Herakles and most notably used for Heraklion
, the administrative capital and largest city of Crete and the fifth largest in Greece.
Heraklion may also refer to:
Ancient
- Herakleion (Pieria), in ancient Macedon, Greece
- Heracleion, an ancient city near Alexandria, Egypt
Modern
- Irakleio, Attica, a suburban city in the Athens urban area
- Irakleio, Corinthia, a village in Corinthia
- Irakleio, Thessaloniki, a village in Thessaloniki Prefecture
Ships
- SS Herakleion 1925-1993, a coaster, originally SS Manganese
- SS Heraklion 1949-1966, a roll on/roll off car ferry, originally SS Leicestershire. Lost in a storm with about 220 deaths out of about 260 aboard; one of the greatest maritime disasters in Greek history.