Kydonia

thumb|right|250px|Excavations of Minoan Kydonia.

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Ancient site.name: Khania
Ancient site.alternate_name: Kydonia
Ancient site.map: 285px
Ancient site.map_caption: Map of Minoan Crete
Ancient site.location: Chania, Crete, Greece
Ancient site.type: Minoan settlement
Ancient site.cultures: Minoan, Mycenaean
Ancient site.public_access: Yes

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native label: Κῠδωνία
Commons category: Minoan ruins in Chania
described at URL: odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2623

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History
Early Bronze
Middle Bronze
Late pre-palatial period
Neo-palatial period
Late Bronze
Mycenean period
Iron Age
Hellenistic period
Roman period
Late Antiquity
Middle Ages
Modernity
Identification
Necropolis
Legacy
Famous Kydonians
See also
References
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thumb|right|250px|Excavations of Minoan Kydonia.

Kydonia ( or ), also known as Cydonia (, Kydōnía) was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. It was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2025.