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He·rak·li·on

(hĭ-răk′lē-ən) or I·rá·klei·o (ĭ-rä′klē-ō) also Can·di·a (kăn′dē-ə)

A city of southern Greece on the northern coast of Crete. It was founded by Saracens in the ninth century and passed to the Byzantines, Venetians, and Ottoman Turks before becoming part of Greece in 1913.

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I•rak•li•on

or He•rak•li•on

(ɪˈræk li ən, -ˈrɑ kli-)
n.

a seaport on the N coast of Crete, in Greece. 243,622. Also called Candia.

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Albawings from June 2019 plans to introduce new routes from Tirana, including service to Dusseldorf and Irakleion. Planned operation as follows.

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Concurrently, and thanks to the new connection opportunities made available by Aegean at its highly efficient and modern hub in Athens, TAP will be offering new services with its own code to Kerkyra, Chania (Crete), Irakleion, Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes, Thessaloniki and Larnaca in Cyprus.

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