Heraklion

Summary

Heraklion is a big city^[1]. Heraklion draws 1,385 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #56 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Heraklion is located in Heraklion Municipality^[3].
• Heraklion is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Heraklion is in the country of Ottoman Empire^[5].
• Heraklion is in the country of Ottoman Empire^[6].
• Heraklion is in the country of Republic of Venice^[7].
• Heraklion is in the country of Byzantine Empire^[8].
• Heraklion is in the country of Emirate of Crete^[9].
• Heraklion's head of government is recorded as Q135184178^[10].
• Heraklion's image is recorded as Panoramic of Heraklion.jpg^[11].
• Heraklion's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Heraklion's instance of is recorded as city^[13].
• Heraklion's official language is recorded as Greek^[14].
• Heraklion's shares border with is recorded as Malevizi Municipality^[15].
• Heraklion's shares border with is recorded as Gortyn Municipality^[16].
• Heraklion's shares border with is recorded as Archanes-Asterousia Municipality^[17].
• Heraklion's shares border with is recorded as Hersonissos Municipality^[18].
• Dactyls is named after Heraklion^[19].
• Heraklion's twinned administrative body is recorded as Constanța^[20].
• Heraklion's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa^[21].
• Heraklion's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pernik^[22].
• Heraklion's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toledo^[23].
• Heraklion's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nizhny Novgorod^[24].
• Heraklion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 162900004^[25].
• Heraklion's GND ID is recorded as 4027652-1^[26].
• Heraklion's coat of arms is recorded as seal^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Greece^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Greece^[29], founded in 1821^[30]; Ottoman Empire^[5], an empire^[31], in Ottoman Empire^[32], founded in 1299^[33]; Republic of Venice^[7], a sovereign state^[34], in Republic of Venice^[35], founded in 0697^[36]; Byzantine Empire^[8], an empire^[37], in Roman Empire^[38], founded in 0395^[39]; and Emirate of Crete^[9], an Emirate^[40], founded in 0820^[41]. Heraklion is located in Heraklion Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Heraklion's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+109.03'}^[42]. Heraklion's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+33'}^[43]. Population counts include {'amount': '+145440'}^[44], {'amount': '+135761'}^[45], {'amount': '+121872'}^[46], and {'amount': '+140730'}^[47].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[12] and city^[13].

History and Context

Dactyls is named after Heraklion^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Heraklion include Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis"^[48], an international airport^[49], in Greece^[50], founded in 1937^[51].

Why It Matters

Heraklion draws 1,385 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #56 of 300).^[2] Heraklion has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] Heraklion is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Heraklion include Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis"^[48], an international airport^[49], in Greece^[50], founded in 1937^[51].