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Maleme
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Maleme () is a small village and civilian airfield to the west of Chania, in north western Crete, Greece. It is located in Platanias municipality, in Chania regional unit.

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Place details

Locality
Μάλεμε
Region
Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
Country
Ελλάς

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Maleme
Greek Dimos.name_local
Μάλεμε
Greek Dimos.type
community
Greek Dimos.periph
Crete
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Chania
Greek Dimos.municipality
Platanias
Greek Dimos.municunit
Platanias
Greek Dimos.pop_community
568
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Maleme church.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
Maleme church (Agios Antonios)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Country
Greece
Population
710
Image
German Military Cemetery at Maleme (GR) 2005 a View across the Memorial down to RWYs of Old RAF airport.jpg
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Commons category
Maleme
located in/on physical feature
Crete
native label
Μάλεμε
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Bronze Age
  • World War II
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Maleme () is a small village and civilian airfield to the west of Chania, in north western Crete, Greece. It is located in Platanias municipality, in Chania regional unit.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maleme” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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