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[1] [2] Crete's capital and largest city is Heraklion, and its other largest cities are Chaniá, Réthymno, Ágios Nikólaos, Ierápetra and Siteía.


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The island has a mild Mediterranean climate.


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[3] Crete around the years 2600—1400 BCE.


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flourished Minoan culture was the first major high culture of both Greece and all of Europe.


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After the Minoan period, the island was ruled by Mycenaeans and Doorites.


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Since then, Crete was part of the Roman Empire, Byzantium, Venice and the Ottoman Empire before becoming part of Greece in the early 20th century.


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For centuries, the island was known by its Italian name Candia.


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In ancient Romans called the island in Latin as Creta and in Turkish the island is Girit or Kirid.


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[4] [5] Today the island is a popular tourist destination, with attractions such as the ruins of the Minoan towns of Knossos and Faistos, the Samariá Gorge and the Venetian Old Town of Chaniá and the harbour.


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Geography Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest island in the entire Mediterranean after Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and Cyprus.


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[6] The area on the island of Crete is 8261 km² and the total area is 8335 km².


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The island is about 250 kilometres long and at most about 60 kilometres wide.


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At its narrowest point, on the eastern city of Ierápetra, it is only 12 kilometres wide.


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Crete is parallel to the 35th parallel and lies some parts further south than the northernmost coasts of Africa.


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Located south of the island of Crete and part of the region of Crete, the island of Gávdos is the southernmost place in Europe.


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The longest river in Crete is the 45-kilometer-long Geropótamos.


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It flows through the Messará Plateau and descends on the southern coast of the island into the Libyan Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea.


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[6] The largest lake in Crete is the Potamoí Reservoir (16 km²) and the only natural lake Kournás, located 48 kilometres east of the town of Chaniá.


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[7] The depletion of water bodies is due to the soil of the island: it is a karst soil into which rainwater is rapidly absorbed.


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[8] Crete has four large mountain ranges, [6] and only a quarter of the island's area lies at a height of less than one hundred metres above sea level.


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At an altitude of more than 500 meters, 30 percent of the surface area is located.


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[8] In the western part of the island are the Lefká Óri Mountains (“White Mountains”).


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The flowing water has hollowed out the limestone of steep slopes and high mountains.


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[6] This has included the deepest and longest gorge in Europe, the 17-kilometre-long Samaritá Gorge, and Ímpros Gorge.


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[6] The highest peak in Lefká Ór is the 2453 metres high Páchnes.


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The highest peak on the island is the 2456 metre-high Ída Mountain in the Psiloreítis Mountains (also the Ida Mountains).


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The Psiloreítis Mountains are sometimes referred to as the “Roof of Crete”.


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In the eastern part of Crete lies the Lasíthi mountain range, which includes, among others, the 2148 metre-high Díkti and the 2141 metre high Aféntis Christós.


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The fourth mountain is also the Thryptí, or Siteí Mountains in the eastern part.


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The highest mountain in this mountain range is the 1476 metres high Aféntis Kavoúsi.


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[6] There are also plains in the mountains, the largest of which are in the Omalós Lefká Óri Mountains, Lasíthi in the Lasíthi Mountains and the Nída Psiloreítis Mountains.


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The soil in the valleys is fertile thanks to the land drained from the mountains over time.


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In addition, mountain peaks protect these plains.


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[6] The capital of the island is Heraklion, located on the northern coast approximately in the middle of the island.


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The city is also the capital of the regional unit Iraklion.


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Other major cities include Chaniá, capital of the regional unit Chaniá, Réthymno, capital of the regional unit Réthymno, and Ágios Nikólaos, capital of the regional unit Lasíth.


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[9] [10] Lasíth also houses the towns of Ierápetra and Siteía.


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Beaches along the coast of Crete there are hundreds of bathing areas of different sizes.


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On the northern coast there are larger beaches such as the beaches of Mália, Réthymno and Ágios Nikólaos.


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The shores of the south coast are smaller than the north coast and are mainly located in the bottoms of bays.


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Among them worth mentioning are the beaches of Plakiás and Mátala, for example.


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Many of the island's beaches are located in its remote parts, to which only winding and narrow roads lead.


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[11] Located in the northeastern corner of Crete, Vái is one of the island's most popular beaches, as Europe's only native palm trees grow there.


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[12] Geology The island of Crete lies on the southern edge of the Aegean basin about 300 km from Africa.


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Crete belongs geologically to a chain of islands stretching from Turkey through the Dodecanese archipelago and the Peloponnese Peninsula to mainland Greece.


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[6] The lithospheric slab of Africa protrudes under the Aegean Slab at Crete, from where the high mountains of Crete have arisen.


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There are also earthquakes in the region of Crete, but normally they occur at sea and thus do not cause damage.


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Larger earthquakes happen every few years, but even those haven't exactly wrought devastation.


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[11] The mountains of Crete were formed during the Tertiary period and consist mainly of slate, crystalline limestone and rock from the Triassic period.


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The plains, meanwhile, are mostly sand, gypsum, clay and limestone, and are younger than mountains in age.


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[6] Climate Crete has a Mediterranean climate.


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Although the hot and dry summer lasts considerably longer on the island due to its location than in the rest of Greece.


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In the eastern and western parts of Crete, temperatures are similar.


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It's a little cooler on the north coast than the south.


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For example, the swimming season in the north normally lasts from April to September—October.


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In the south you can swim in turn from April until October—November.


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[3] Spring begins on the island in March, when the rains end and dust-carrying southerly winds begin.


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During April—May, wildflowers begin to bloom and the dusty south wind ends.


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The Cretan summer begins in June, when the temperature begins to rise.


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June, July and August are the hottest months and at that time the humidity is low.


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The nature of Crete is brown, dusty and dead when autumn comes.


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In September, rain showers begin, which reach in October.


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The Mediterranean Sea is also becoming more surfing, and transport links to mainland Greece may even be cut off for a while.


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In winter, Crete has a rainy season and on the northern coast occasionally storms.


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Occasionally in winter, a southerly wind might bring warm air to the island, as northerly winds do not blow then.


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Such days are called alkyonídes iméres, “days of halkyons”.


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Up to snows in the mountains, and the coming of it will blockade entire villages for weeks.


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At the highest peaks, snow may linger from October to early June.


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Located on the southern coast, the town of Ierápetra has the mildest climate in all of Crete.


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[3] [13] It rains the least and has the most sun hours in all of Greece.


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[14] Winds Crete is a windy island, as there is little tree or surrounding archipelago to protect from the winds.


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Winds intensify even further on the island as they first rise over mountains and then dip down into ravines and valleys.


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[8] In the summer time, a meltemi wind blows from the north.


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It cools the air on the north coast, but once it reaches the south coast hampers life.


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Meltemi starts blowing around half a day and overflows in the afternoon, but subsides for the night.


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Meltemi can last for many days.


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The southerly wind blowing in Crete is called nótos.


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It carries with it sand and dust from the Sahara.


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Weak rain might also come along.


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[13] Winds blowing from the east are rare in Crete, but there are occasional winds from the west.


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[13] Nature Flora Due to its proximity to Africa and its climatic and geological diversity, Crete has a diverse flora.


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[3] [15] In terms of biodiversity, the island is one of the richest regions in the European Union.


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[16] Crete plants survive the dry season thanks to their ground stalks, rhizomes, seeds or bulbs.


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[15] More than 1500 species of plants are found on the island.


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Of the species, 130 are endemic, and for the most part they are mountain plants.


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[3] Another source states that there are about 2100 plant species, of which there are about 300 endemic.


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[15] The range of species extends from frost-resistant plants to plants adapted to heat and from desert plants to marsh plants.


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[15] Frýgana is one of the most typical landscape types in Crete.


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It is stony, garigue-like scrub.


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This area is grazed by sheep and goats.


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Among other things, thyme, oregano, rosemary and sage grow under frýgana type shrubs.


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Among other things, iris, emperor goblet lily, hyacinth and various palm species are found on Frýgana.


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In total, ten different species of palm are found in Crete.


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For example, palms, carnations, cyclamen and violets thrive in shady gorges.


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For example, sea onions, aphids and sand sea narcissus grow on the coasts of the island.


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From March to June, poppies, flax, tulips, lilies and chrysanthemums bloom in the meadows.


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[3] Like the rest of Greece, Crete is almost completely lacking in natural forests.


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At one time the island was covered by cypress and cedar forests, but they began to become amused as the Minoans began to use the trees for shipbuilding.


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Trees were also felled as columns for palaces.


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The Venetians and Turks chipped away more forests for the building of houses and ships.


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The forest was also razed to deter enemy action.


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Some small natural forest islets have been preserved in remote areas.


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[3] Each year, the island's few forests are destroyed by wildfires.


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[15] Fauna in Pleistocene and Holocene times in Crete lived a lot of animals.


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There were moose from ordinary to goat size and elephants in three different sizes.


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Giant-sized rodents, long-legged owls and dwarf-sized hippos also lived on the island.


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[8] Existing mammals in Crete are mainly restricted to donkey, sheep and goat.


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Rare mammal species additionally include the okamouse and the Cretan wild goat, Capra aegagrus creticus, which the Cretans name the kri-kri.


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The extremely rare kri-krita is difficult to meet because it lives in the difficult Lefká Óri Mountains and grazes only at night time.


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In addition to Lefká Ór, the kri-krita live on a few small uninhabited north coast islands such as Día and Ágioi Theódoros.


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[3] [17] [18] In the art of Minoan culture, kri-kri was a popular subject.


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However, the species was hunted almost to extinction.


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[3] Sea turtles nest on the shores of Mátala on the south coast and Réthymno and Chaniá on the northern coast.


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In Crete also live geckos, frogs, snakes harmless to humans, as well as chameleons.


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Crete is one of the few places in Europe where chameleons are met.


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[3] The island has a rich bird population.


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From March to May, migratory birds from Africa rest on Crete, after which they continue their journey towards northern Europe.


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The birds return again in autumn to Africa.


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In the mountains of Crete, for example, the raut, the alpine crow, the baby bush and the bluebird live.


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For example, goose vulture, bearded vulture and peregrine falcon nest on the rockslopes.


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On the lower slopes of the mountains you meet the walleye cooker, as well as on the coasts mountain circus, gretel, gray gull and even Mediterranean falcon.


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[3] In several small wetland areas of Crete, for example marsh falcons, tulle, open sets and grey herons are encountered during migratory bird time.


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[3] History Stone Age The first inhabitants of Crete arrived around the years 9000—6000 BCE.


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[19] during a period possibly from Africa or Asia Minor.


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The comers brought with them Stone Age culture to the island.


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They lived in caves and knew how to make simple dishes and tools.


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The inhabitants of Crete were nomads and established pastures and farms on the southern coastal plain of Messará.


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[20] [21] Gradually they began to make more advanced goods from clay, build villages [19], as well as cultivate the land.


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Initially, settlements existed only in the eastern and central parts of the island, but over the centuries they spread throughout the island.


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[20] Bronze Age — The rise and destruction of Minoan culture during the Bronze Age between 3000 and 2500 BCE.


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new immigrants arrived on the island from Asia Minor.


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Around the same time, weaving, copper production and wine and olive cultivation began in Crete.


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More advanced methods of making ceramics were also introduced.


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Gradually, thriving villages and towns formed, and development led to the emergence of Minoan culture.


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Between the years 3000 and 1900 BC.


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the interval between is referred to as “pre-palace time”.


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[20] According to another source, the Prepalatial period is placed in the years 2800—2000 BCE.


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[19] The Minoan community became the ruler of the western Mediterranean over the next century, partly perhaps because Crete places itself at the crossroads of West and East.


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[20] Great palaces were built on Crete, around which society was probably concentrated.


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[22] Thus the island had formed the first major high culture of the European region.


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[20] Years 1900—1700 BC


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is, in turn, appointed as the “first palatial”.


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During this period, a rigid hierarchy and class division with its slaves emerged within the Minoan community.


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The palaces of Knossos, Faistos and Mália are considered to have been built by slaves.


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Large cities grew into the surroundings of the palaces due to the prosperity and safe location of Crete.


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[20] Knossos was the principal seat of the king, from which he ruled Crete.


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[19] Around this time, the Minoans began burying their dead in sarcophagi and large-sized earthenware pots.


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Shrines were built in the mountains, as religion was important to the Minoans.


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[20] In the first palatial period, Crete began to dominate trade between Europe, Asia and Africa in the Mediterranean.


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The Cretans established trade colonies in Ródos, Náxos, Mýkonos, Santorín (Akrotíri), Kastelórizo [23] and Cyprus, as well as in North Africa and the Middle East.


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[19] Crete's exports consisted of wine, olive oil, wood and honey.


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[19] [21] Similarly, ivory, gold, silver, copper and precious stones were imported into Crete from trade colonies.


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[19] Minoan artists made export products from copper and bronze.


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[21] According to another source, trade colonies were not established until the new palatial era.


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[20] Around the year 1700 BCE.


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or, according to another source, around the year 1730 BCE.


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[22] Crete was hit by an earthquake, resulting in the destruction of Minoan cities and palaces.


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[20] Years 1700—1450 BC


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is referred to as the “new palatial age”.


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During this period, the Minoans rebuilt their ruined palaces in larger sizes.


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Among other things, the new palaces had an efficient drainage system, large staircases, columned halls, workshops for craftsmen, as well as courtyards.


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Theatres were completed outside the palaces.


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The Minoans also rebuilt the ruined cities, and commerce began to flourish again.


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The Minoans had allies in the Cycladic archipelago, among others.


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There was probably no fear of attacks, as nothing suggestive of defensive systems has been found in the ruins of the palaces.


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Based on this, the Minoans may be thought to have been lords of the sea and relied on the support of trading partners of the Cyclades further north.


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[20] Crete could rely on its strong fleet, stronger than Athens, for no fortifications were built.


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Athens, on the other hand, paid tax to Crete, possibly in copper bullion.


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[24] The palaces were allowed to lie in peace for 250 years, after which they were destroyed for an unknown reason.


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Some claim the destruction was caused by some 120 kilometres on the island of Santorín, which lies north of Crete, around the year 1500 BCE.


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from a volcanic eruption that occurred.


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Tsunamis, earthquakes and ash and pumice rains resulting from the eruption widely devastated Santorín's environment and were powerful enough to destroy Minoan culture as well.


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[25] According to another theory, Mycenaean culture destroyed Minoan culture.


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This theory is supported by the fact that at the end of the New Palatial Age, Linear B inscription was introduced in Crete, so the Mycenaeans may have already dominated the Minoans at that time.


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[20] Years 1450—1100 BC


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is referred to as “afterpalatial time”.


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During this period, the Mycenaeans took full control over the island and ran it from the rebuilt Knossos.


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In addition to Knossos, Tylissos, Agía Triáda and Gourniá were rebuilt, but a lot of towns were left completely in ruins.


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During the Mycenaean period, many coastal residents migrated inland.


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On the other hand, the coastal town of Kydonia, on the site of which is now the town of Chaniá, flourished around this time.


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Similarly, new inhabitants migrated to Crete from mainland Greece.


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Minoan art was also still going strong.


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[20] Antiquity Around the year 1200—1100 BCE.


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Doorites arrived in Crete, after which again many Cretans migrated to the mountains, where they continued to follow Minoan customs.


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[26] [19] Some even emigrated as far as Palestine.


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[27] The Minoan language is known to have survived as Eteocretic until about the 4th century BCE.


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until.


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The Doorites brought to the island during the Iron Age after replacing bronze with iron.


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During antiquity, Crete was located several mutually warring polis or city-states, [19] the most notable of which include Knossos, Kydonia, Gortyn and Lyktos.


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In the Hellenistic period, 330—69 BCE.


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The population of Crete began to grow and with it erosion to progress, as forests were destroyed.


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[28] The island was also a base for pirates, something the Roman Empire did not like but invaded after three years of trying in the 70th—60s BCE.


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the whole of Crete.


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[27] [28] [26] The island was made part of the province of Kyrenaika and Gortyn its capital.


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In addition to Crete, the province included territories from the coast of North Africa, territory of present-day Libya.


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[28] The Romans built systems such as irrigation and central heating systems on the island, as well as roads.


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[28] [27] The Apostle Paul arrived in Crete in 59 share.


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bringing with him Christianity and Titus, who became the first bishop of Crete.


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However, Titus had difficulty converting the pagan Cretans, and he eventually died as a martyr.


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Gradually, however, Christianity took hold on the island and further developed into Orthodoxy.


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Later, Titus was made patron saint of Crete.


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[27] From the Byzantine period to the Venetian period, the Roman Empire broke up in 395 into Western Rome and Eastern Rome, or Byzantium.


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Crete then became part of Byzantium.


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In the Byzantine period, about 70 churches were built on the island.


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[26] An Arab pirate force under Abu Hafs Omar invaded Crete in 824.


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The pirates developed the island into a slave market area, a base for pirates, as well as destroying churches.


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The Cretans, however, managed to maintain their Orthodox faith.


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[27] [28] [26] Byzantium attempted to retake Crete on several occasions.


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Attempts to recapture in 911 and 949 were unsuccessful.


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[29] The pirates established Rab-el-Khandak on the site of the present city of Iraklion, which Byzantine warlord Nikeforos Fokas and his troops beached in 961 and defeated the pirates.


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Thus Crete once again belonged to Byzantium.


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[27] [28] [26] After the reconquest, Nikeforos produced people from mainland Greece and Constantinople to the island.


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Slowly prosperity returned to the island.


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[26] In 1204, Crete was sold for 1,000 silver marks to Venice as a result of the Fourth Crusade.


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[27] [26] However, the Genoese had time to settle on Crete first, and only after five years did the Venetians gain control of the island.


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Crete became the first overseas colony of Venice, [27] and later it was one of the most important parts of the Venetian trading empire.


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[27] Wine, salt and timber were transported across the Mediterranean, but the proceeds of trade ended up with the rich Venetians.


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[28] The Cretans revolted against the Venetians, and therefore the cities had to be fortified.


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[26] Over time, the Cretans already participated together with the Venetians in the management of the island.


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[30] In addition, the Venetians cultivated the land and felled the forests of the island.


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During the Venetian period, Roman Catholicism was made the official religion, but the Orthodox faith held its surface among the people.


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[26] From part of the Ottoman Empire into Greece, since the 15th century, the Ottoman people had driven Venetians out of Asia Lesser, first to the Aegean islands and then away from them too.


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Soon the Ottoman were planning to expel the Venetians from Crete as well.


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First, Siteía and Chaniá came under Muslim pirate attack in the 1530s.


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The Venetians responded to this by strengthening the fortifications, but in 1645 the Ottoman regained control of Réthymno and Chaniá.


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[30] By 1648, all of Crete Candia (now.


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Apart from Heraklion) was held by the Ottoman.


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[28] The Ottoman people had begun the siege of Candia, a population of 12000, in 1647.


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The siege lasted 21 years, during which time many Candians perished from the plague.


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In 1669 Candiakin fell to the Ottoman.


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In the takeover, 118,000 Ottoman and 30,000 Venetians died.


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[30] The Ottoman deprived Cretans with heavy taxes.


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[31] They converted Cretans to Islam by promising, among other things, that converts would be allowed to keep their property and enjoy lower taxes.


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Those who remained in Christianity fled to the mountains.


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[28] The Ottoman people converted churches into mosques and repaired the island's fortifications.


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During the Ottoman period, the economy and culture of Crete regressed.


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Those who migrated to the mountains revolted several times against the Ottoman.


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[30] The first larger revolt was organized in 1770 in Sfakiá on the southern coast under the leadership of shipowner Daskalogiánnis.


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Daskalogiánnis was meant to receive help from the Russians, who were meant to distract the Ottoman elsewhere.


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The Ottoman put down the rebellion, and Daskalogiánnis was killed.


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Greece gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821, but Crete still remained part of the empire.


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The next larger rebellion was organized and defeated on the south coast, at Frangokástello in 1828.


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In 1866, 2000 people committed suicide in the Arkád monastery by blowing themselves up along with a gunpowder warehouse.


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[32] The revolt movement pressured Athens to come to its aid.


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Leaders of the 1866 rebellion began to demand énos, or union with Greece.


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Greeks around the world began raising money for weapons, and volunteer troops began arriving on the island.


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However, the Cretans were left alone, as the Great Powers pressured Greece to abandon supporting the Cretan rebels.


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[33] In 1898, 17 British soldiers were killed in Iraklion, after which the Great Powers began demanding the Ottoman exit from Crete.


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Crete was granted self-government in 1898, and the autonomous state of Crete came into existence.


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The union with Greece desired by the Cretans came to fruition under the leadership of Elefthérios Venizélos in 1913.


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[32] [31] From World War II to modern times During World War II, the Greek government and army with allied forces fled to Crete, as Germany under Adolf Hitler had occupied mainland Greece.


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[31] German parachute soldiers arrived in Crete on 20 May 1941 and began the Battle of Crete.


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[28] The Cretans, along with the British, New Zealanders and Australians, were eventually forced to retreat to the south coast of Crete.


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[34] [32] The Battle of Crete ended on 1 June, [34] but the Germans occupied Crete until the spring of 1945.


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[28] Cretans fled into the mountains, and many were additionally evacuated to Egypt.


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[32] The Cretans who remained on the island helped the Allies escape and fiercely resisted the German occupation.


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[31] The Germans punished Cretans for their guerrilla activities by, among other things, destroying entire villages and killing 25 Greeks for every German killed.


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[28] The first and one of the most famous reprisals against the civilian population by the Germans was the Kontomár massacre on 2 June 1941.


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[35] The Germans derailed the island's economy into turmoil.


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[31] Crete is today the most prosperous regions of Greece, [28] because the island avoided civil war in mainland Greece and reconstruction could begin earlier on Crete.


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[36] Almost all the inhabitants of the island made their living from agriculture until the 1950s.


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[32] Tourism began to grow strongly from the 1960s and 1970s onwards.


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[28] Jobs from agriculture have shifted to the tourism industry, and overall unemployment on the island has declined.


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[36] The University of Crete was founded in the 1970s, with locations in Réthymno and Heraklion.


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The Technical University in Chaniá was founded at the same time.


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Thanks to universities, residents of the island now no longer go abroad to study, which was common in the past.


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Students are arriving at universities from even northern parts of Greece.


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[36] Crete's infrastructure development progressed when Greece in 1981 joined the European Union and technology and money began to come to the island.


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For example, new roads have been built to bring Cretan products to market more quickly.


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The irrigation systems needed by agriculture have also developed thanks to the European Union.


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In winter, the island produces products such as salads, melons, flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and cucumbers for the Central European market.


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Over the past few years, Cretans have begun to Italy instead of selling to bottle and market their olive oils themselves.


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Greece granted permission to the United States in 1953 to build bases in the country, [37] [38] and these were also built in Crete, as well as the construction of NATO bases, of which now only one remains, in the Gulf of Soúda.


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[36] Crete in mythology Zeus, the overgod of the Ancient Greeks, grew up in the Díkt cave in Crete hiding from his father Titan Kronos, who used to eat his children.


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Thanks to this, the island occupies a prominent place in Greek mythology.


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[39] Zeus, after fighting for ten years against the Titans, became the reigning king from Mount Olympos.


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Since then, Zeus carried Princess Europa in the form of a bull to Crete.


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They beached themselves at Mátala and continued from there to Goryn, where Zeus lay at the foot of the platane he had retrieved from the mountains of Europa.


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Platan became evergreen and immortal, and it is reported that it would continue to grow in Gortyn.


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Europa bore Zeus Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, and Minos.


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[39] According to some, Zeus would also have been buried in Crete, while others speak of him being immortal.


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[40] Alleged burial sites include Zou Cave [40] in Zonianá in the Réthymno regional unit and Mount Gioúchtas in the vicinity of Iraklion.


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[41] The profile of Mount Gioúchtas is said to resemble the side profile of lying Zeus.


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[41] King Asterios of Crete married Europa.


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Asterios had adopted Europa and Zeus's three sons.


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When Asterios died, Sarpedo and Minos fought for the crown.


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Minos wanted to prove his deity and asked the sea god Poseidon for a white bull appearing from the waves, which he would sacrifice.


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However, the bull was so beautiful that Minos did not sacrifice it, but hid it among his own flock.


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This is what Poseidon did not like, and he made Pasifae, Minos' wife, fall in love with the bull.


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Queen Pasifae and the bull banded, after which an ox-headed human, the Minotaur, was born.


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At the behest of King Minos, Daidalos built a labyrinth, according to lore, at Knossos, on which the Minotaur was imprisoned.


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[39] Around the same time Minos won a war with Athens, [39] resulting in Athens periodically having to send seven young women and seven young men to Crete, whom the Minotaur then ate.


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[24] Eventually, Theseus, the future king of Athens, arrived in Crete himself.


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[24] The king's daughter Ariadne fell in love with Theseus.


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Theseus set out into the labyrinth to kill the Minotaur carrying the wire he received from Ariadne.


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Daidalos had urged to give the thread to Theseus.


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Theseus managed to kill the Minotaur, after which, following the thread, he cleared his way out of the labyrinth and the pair eloped.


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[24] [39] After discovering the treachery, Minos imprisoned Daidalus and his son in the labyrinth of Icaros.


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The prisoners managed to escape the labyrinth by constructing wings from wax and feathered.


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Ikaros' flight ended in sea and death, for he had flown too close to the sun and wax from the wings had escaped melting.


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Daidalos, in turn, managed to fly as far as Sicily.


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Minos eventually found himself in the Underworld when he was searching for Daidalo.


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[39] Administration and politics Crete is administratively part of the region of Crete, one of the 13 regions of Greece.


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At the upper level, Crete, in turn, forms the devolved administration region of Crete, one of the seven devolved administration regions in Greece.


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The region of Crete is further divided into four regional units, the regional units of Chaniá, Réthymno, Iraklion and Lasíth.


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[10] [9] Prior to the 2011 territorial administrative reform, Crete, instead of regional units, had been divided into four prefectures of the same name.


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[10] [9] The territorial units are further divided into municipalities, of which there are 24 in total.


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The largest of them with a population of 173450 inhabitants (according to the 2011 census) is Heraklio and the smallest is Gávdos with 150 inhabitants.


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[1] [42] [10] Crete has 15 representatives in the 300-seat Greek Parliament.


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[9] The inhabitants of Crete view the outside exercise of power bitterly, as Crete's history is littered with struggles for independence.


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Normally Cretan leaders have been appointed to their posts in Athens, but in 1994 a local self-government reform was undertaken throughout Greece, resulting in the decentralization of power.


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New local government representatives were now gradually allowed to take over areas such as economic policy, schools, hospitals and roads.


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The tasks of the Greek central government, on the other hand, continue to include foreign policy, defence, and matters of order and law.


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Crete benefits from the European Union as many projects are funded by EU funds.


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[9] Economy General Crete has almost no industry or natural resources.


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[9] The industry is mainly in the manufacture of porcelain and ceramics, further processing of agricultural products or somehow related to construction.


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[36] Extractive lime, lignite and gypsum are excavated on the island.


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[36] Primary production employs 37,9% of Cretans, processing 12,3% and services 49,8%.


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Crete has an unemployment rate of four per cent, half the Greek average.


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[43] Seasons currently have a significant impact on unemployment and employment.


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During high season, illegal labour arrives on the island from abroad, such as the Balkans.


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[36] Agriculture Farming employs the vast majority of Cretans, but the management of domestic animals such as pigs, goats, sheep and poultry is also significant.


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Almost half of the island's area was grazed by sheep and goats in the early 2000s.


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Considerable livelihoods include olive, fruit and viticulture.


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[9] Crete has about 35 million olive trees and five million orange trees.


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[44] In addition, carob, almond, apricot, fig, citrus and pomegranate are grown on the island.


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In the 1960s, Paul Kuipers from the Netherlands brought greenhouses made of plastic to the island, which allowed islanders to cultivate cucumbers, tomatoes and watermelon in far greater numbers.


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Nowadays, thanks to greenhouses, pineapple, avocado and banana are also grown on the island.


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In winter time, goods are transported from Crete to the capital Athens market.


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[9] Tourism Tourism is one of the main means of livelihood on the island.


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The first tourists to the island arrived already in the early years of the 20th century.


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They were only interested in Minoan heritage.


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A large number of hotels were built in the 1960s near the best bathing beaches on the northern coast of the island, close to ports and airports.


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Thus began mass tourism on the island.


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Poor planning has hampered tourist construction since then.


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[9] Around two million [9] arrived in Crete in the early 2000s and three million tourists per year at the end of the decade.


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[43] Mainly tourists come on ready-made trips.


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The largest group of tourists in the early 2000s in Crete was the Germans, of whom about 600,000 arrived.


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The second most, 250,000, arrived Britons, the third most, 380,000, Scandinavians and the fourth most, 145,000, Dutch.


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[9] Activities in Crete include: snorkeling, [45] surfing, boarding paragliding, water skiing, sailing and kayaking.


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[46] Crete also has numerous hiking trails, [47] such as the European Long Distance Hiking Route 4 beginning in Spanish Tarifa, which runs across the island from west to east.


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[48] There are also golf courses on the island.


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[49] [50] Transport The main road in Crete is the EO90 national road, or “Crete National Road”, which runs along the northern coast of the island from Kíssamos to Siteía.


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Its section from Kíssamos to Chaniá is on European Route 65 from Malmö, Sweden, and the section from Chaniá via Iraklion and Ágios Nikólaos to Siteía in turn on European Route 75, which originates in Mountaineija in northern Norway.


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[51] The road is motorway A90 in the Iraklion region and when passing Chaniá and Réthymno.


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The route network of KTEL buses in Crete is quite dense, with buses diverging in every town and village along the route.


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For example, there are three bus stations in Iraklion, plus one each in Chaniá, Réthymno and Ágios Nikólaos.


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[52] An untold number of different shipping lines operate in the Greek archipelago.


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From Piraeus in mainland Greece, near Athens, it takes ten hours by ferry to Chaniá, [53] 11—12 hours to Réthymno, [54] to Iraklion 7—11 hours, [55] to Ágios Nikólaos 12 hours [56] and 15 hours to Siteía.


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[57] Ferries from Heraklion, apart from Piraeus, at least to Thessaloniki, Santorín, Náxos, Mýkonos, Páros, Kárpathos and Ródos.


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[55] In addition to Piraeus, Ágios Nikólaos can also reach, for example, Siteía, Rhodes and Kárpathos.


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[56] Ferries from the port of Siteía, in addition to Piraeus, for example, to Ágios Nikólaos, Kárpathos and Ródos.


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[57] In addition, ferries to nearby cities are also served from many other ports.


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[52] For example, contact vessels run along the southern coast on the Palaióchora—Gávdos, Palaióchora—Agía Rouméli—Sfakiá, Sfakiá—Gávdos and Palaióchora—Elafonísi routes.


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[58] Crete has two international airports, Chaniá International Airport and Iraklion International Airport, both of which have flights from Athens.


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[59] In addition, Siteía has a smaller municipal airport, Siteía.


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In addition to Athens, there are flights from Iraklion to Santorín, Ródos, Mýkonos and Thessaloniki.


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[60] Chaniá is also flown to Thessaloniki, among others.


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There are direct scheduled and charter flights to Crete from abroad.


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[53] Heraklion Airport is the busiest destination for charter flights in Greece.


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[61] Population According to the 2011 census, the territory of Crete had a population of 621340, out of which females numbered 312580 and males the remaining 308760.


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More than a third of the inhabitants live in three major cities [43].


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The capital Iraklion had a population of 173450 in 2011, 108310 in Chaniá and 54900 in Réthymno.


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Ágios Nikólaos had a population of 26430, 18550 in Siteía and 28270 in Ierápetra.


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[1] The population of Crete grew by 16% over the period 1951—1991.


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During the same period, the population of Iraklion Prefecture increased by 39 percent and five percent in Chaniá Prefecture.


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Similarly, the population of both Réthymno and Lasíth prefectures decreased by four percent.


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The population of Crete declined in every prefecture between 1961 and 1971 due to poor economic conditions.


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Cretans went in large numbers to the seas and abroad, including Australia, Canada and the United States.


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[62] Education Cretans are highly educated compared to other Greeks.


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[43] Greek schools operate on the island, to which all residents of Greece are accepted to study.


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[64] For Greeks between the ages of 6 and 15, schooling is compulsory.


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At each level of education, students and students receive a degree that allows them to move on to the next level.


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[65] The island is home to the University of Crete, which has campuses in both Iraklion and Réthymno.


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[66] The university has approximately 23500 students and was established in 1973.


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[67] Chaniá is home to the Cretan Technical University, founded in 1977.


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[68] The first students to the school were admitted in October 1984.


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[68] In Iraklion, the Cretan Institute of Technology Education (), which also has schools in Ágios Nikólaos, Siteía, Ierápetra and Chaniá.


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Also in Iraklion, one of Greece's most important research organisations, the Foundation for Research and Technology — Hellas (FORTH) (), which has five research institutes on the island.


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There is also a marine biology institute in Goúves near Iraklion.


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[43] Crete has one English-language school, The European School, located in the capital Iraklion.


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The school opened in September 2005 and is based on a Greek school and is free of charge.


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Chaniá is also home to the Finnish School, founded in 1994, funded by support from the Finnish Board of Education, school fees and possible other fees.


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The Finnish School Supporting Association is the Finnish Finnish Association of Chania.


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The Finnish school introduces Finnish festivities and traditions and aims, among other things, to form a positive attitude towards the Finnish language.


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[69] Culture General For Cretans, the family is important, and the father is the absolute authority of the family.


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[70] There may sometimes be up to three generations living in the same house.


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[70] After the family, the main communities are the wider family, the neighbours, the working community and the whole village.


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[71] The local dialect and customs have been successfully maintained in all four regional units on the island, but with tourism, young people have moved on from villages to cities.


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[70] Art Music and Dance The most significant traditional instrument in Crete is a stringed instrument called lyre, which resembles a small guitar.


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The lyre is accompanied by a habiol, or shepherd flute, an ascomantoúra, or Cretan bagpipes, and a laoúto, which resembles a mandolin.


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Mantináda songs are played on these instruments.


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The lyrics of the songs consist of rhymed pairs of verses.


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From the western part of Crete, rizítika songs emphasising patriotism and valor, sung by freedom fighters, originate.


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For example, Réthymno hosts a music festival in July and a Renaissance festival in August where classical music is performed.


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[72] Well-known Cretan singers include Nána Moúschouri (born 1934), [73] Ríta Sakellaríou (1934—1999) [74] and Níkos Xyloúris (1936—1980).


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[75] Other well-known musicians include Giánnis Markópoulos (born 1939) [76] and Psarantónis, or Antónis Xyloúris.


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[77] Crete also lives a tradition of reciting epic poems passed down from generation to generation.


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The poems once shed light on faith in lonely, fearful and young freedom fighters.


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[72] From Réthymno there is a soústa dance which includes jumping steps.


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The large-gestured and slow zebétiko dance, on the other hand, is native to the men who live in the mountains.


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[72] The art of painting and literature The Cretan Renaissance is referred to as the 16th and 17th centuries, when the arts flourished.


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[30] During the same period, a school of painting called the Cretan school flourished.


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Father Emmanouíl Tzánes and Theódoros Poulákis were prominent representatives of this school in the 16th and 17th centuries.


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The era also lived, for example, the poet Vitséntzos Kornáros (1553—1613/1614), especially known for his romantic epic poem, Erotókritos.


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[30] Also, the painter Domínikos Theotokópoulos, or El Greco (1541—1614), who was born in Crete, lived during that period, but was influential in Spain.


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[78] A native of Iraklion was the novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher Níkos Kazantzákis (1883—1957).


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[79] His most famous novel is Tell Me, Zorbas, [80] based on which a film of the same name has also been made.


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[81] The Cretans consider Kazantzák to be their greatest writer.


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[80] Well-known Cretan poets include Odysséas Elýtis (1911—1996), [82] who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979 [82] and Christóforos Liontákis (b.


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[83] Well-known writers include Máro Doúka (born 1947) [84] and Mímis Androulákis (b.


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[85] Religion The status of the Orthodox Church in Crete is significant, [70] and almost all Cretans are Orthodox.


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[86] Crete operates its own church, the Church of Crete, which is not part of the Greek Orthodox Church.


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The church is headed on the island by the Archbishop of Iraklion and comprises a total of nine dioceses.


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Below the bishops are the priests who conduct burials, baptisms and consecrations.


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Above all is the Patriarch of Constantinople.


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[70] The Orthodox Church did not once surrender to the Turkic conquerors.


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During World War II, there was resistance activity in Cretan monasteries.


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Monasteries provided shelter, for example, to soldiers from Allied countries.


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For hundreds of years, the church has sought to preserve Greek culture and the Greek language.


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[70] Chaniá, Réthymno, Iraklion and Ágios Nikólaos also operates a Roman Catholic Church in each.


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[86] Events, holidays and celebrations Christmas does not matter much in Crete.


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From Christmas until Epiphany, friends and relatives give gifts to children.


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In the New Year, Cretans play cards, for example, and eat well.


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As Epiphany, the youths retrieve from the water a cross thrown there by the priest.


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Before the fasting period, Cretans have apókries, or a carnival period lasting three weeks, ending on Clean Monday (Kathará Deftéra).


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In this case, Cretans go to barbecue in nature, for example, octopus or fish.


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[87] The most important celebration of Crete is Easter, [88] which is celebrated according to the Orthodox calendar 1—5 weeks earlier than Catholic and Protestant.


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[89] Before Easter, many Cretans return to their home island, which is why planes and ships are full.


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In a quiet week, radio and television shows are mostly religious.


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In addition, worship services are held in many places.


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Processions take place on the night between Good Friday and Easter Saturday, preceded by the laying of Jesus down from the cross for burial.


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At midnight on Easter Saturday, a Mass celebrating the resurrection of Jesus begins.


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Mass is followed by the ringing of church bells and fireworks.


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At one time there was also a rifle shooting, but it had to be banned after casualties incurred.


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[88] Easter Sunday ends the 40-day fasting beginning on Pure Monday, [87] followed by eating lamb's guts soup and grilling a whole lamb on a skewer.


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[88] In May, Cretans decorate the entrances and cars of flower garland houses and go on picnics.


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Midsummer fires may be lit, over which then you jump.


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[87] The most important family celebrations in Crete are weddings and christenings, usually attended by all the villagers.


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[70] At the time of getting married, the bride must have a house or apartment in which the couple can take up residence according to current practice.


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When moving in, the groom brings children's skills, a job and bedroom equipment.


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The rest of the goods are obtained as wedding gifts.


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Asking for dowries was permitted until 1985, but giving them is not prohibited.


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Weddings are celebrated for many days, and there may be hundreds of guests.


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If the couple divorces, the woman will stay in the house and the man will have to leave.


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[71] Some localities have links with church saints whose denomination days are celebrated in churches.


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[88] Similarly, the namesakes of the saints celebrate their name days.


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Name days are more important than birthdays in Greece.


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[89] [62] Source: [88] Food and drink Food Cretans have been cooking food from basic foods such as goat and sheep meat, vegetables, nuts, fruits and various herbs over the millennia.


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Cretan cuisine has also been influenced by Venetians and Ottoman influences throughout history.


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[90] In Crete, the tavern is the most common type of restaurant.


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They serve ready-made dishes, salads, fish and grilled meat.


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The psarótaverna serves fish in particular, and in psistaría, in turn, grilled meat.


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[91] In Crete, all the dishes ordered by the customer are brought to the table at the same time except Greek salad.


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The appetizer mix called Meze is the most famous appetizer on the island.


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Other starters include tsatsiki, melizanosaláta, or salad made from eggplant, and dolmádes, or wine-leaf wraps.


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Known main courses are musaka or eggplant roast, kleftikó, potatoes, vegetables and meat cooked in a clay cauldron, pastítsio, meat covered with cheese, tomatoes and macaroni prepared in the oven, paidák or grilled lamb chop, souvláki or grilled pork or lamb skewer and stifádo, or tomato, onion and ox stew stewed in a clay pot.


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All meat in Crete except lamb is imported meat.


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Fish is expensive in Crete because the island's waters suffer from overfishing.


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However, Cretan cuisine includes, for example, kalamári, or octopus, barbóunia, or red mullo, and xifías, or swordfish.


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Among the vegetarian dishes are bouréki, or pie with cheese, zucchini and potatoes, and fasouláda with tomato and green beans.


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[91] Drink Cretans enjoy a glass of wine at almost every meal.


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[92] Wine is also grown throughout Crete, producing around 60000 tonnes per year, which represents about 15% of all Greek wine production.


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[93] In Crete, the most popular aperitifs are the bright spirits raki and ouzo.


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[91] The most popular gathering places for Cretan men are cafés called kafeneíon, where, for example, they play a távli board game, read magazines and talk about politics.


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[91] Cretan diet The Cretan diet traditionally consists mainly of plant foods such as whole grains, olive oil, vegetables and fruits.


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They are supplemented with dairy products, fish, meat and wine.


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Fish is eaten frequently, with light meat only a couple of times a week and red meat once a month.


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[92] [94] Healthy Cretan food has been found in several studies to be good for the heart, lower cholesterol and high blood pressure, reduce the risk of cancer, allergies, [95] diabetes and osteoporosis, and prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease.


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[96] In Crete, nine people were infected with heart disease per 100,000 people in the early 1960s, compared with 466 people in Northern Karelia in Finland, for example.


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Since then, Crete began to industrialize, and foreign foodstuffs began to be imported there.


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The consequence of this was that the population began to become increasingly ill and mortality statistics became typical of Western countries.


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Subsequently, the value of the Cretan diet was made aware and recommendations were made.


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[92] Sports Crete participated with its own team in the 1906 Athens Intermediate Games.


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The team consisted of eight athletics, of whom Nikólaos Malintrétos, who participated in the marathon, also participated in 300 m military rifle shooting.


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The team did not achieve any medals and no points position.


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[97] The Iraqlians Ergotelis FC and OFI Crete and Platanian Platanias F.C.


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play their football in the Greek Superleague, i.e., the top league level.


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[98] [99] [100] Iraklion is also home to Atsalenios FC, playing in Gamma Ethniki, the third highest league level in the country.


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Iraklion also becomes the basketball team Iraklio BC, which has played in the top league level A1 Ethniki and the second top level in the A2 Ethniki.


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[101] Nowadays the team plays at lower levels.


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[101] Well-known Cretan athletes include tennis player Eléni Daniilídou, [102] basketball player Andréas Glyniadákis [103] and footballers Giórgos Samarás [104] and Níkos Machlás.


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[105] The Cretan newspapers are the Iraqlians Néa Kríti, Mesógeios and Patrís, Chaniás Chaniótika Néa and Agónas tis Krítis, Réthymnous Rethemniótika Néa and Anatolí Ágios from Nikólaos.


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A number of local televisions operate around the island, broadcasting news, films, documentaries, music videos and cultural programmes, among other things.


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[106] The most notable local television is Kríti TV.


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There are also local radio stations operating in Crete in several locations.


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Aarne Armas Arminen (4 August 1897 Helsinki — 1 January 2009, Järvenpää) was a Finnish carpenter who, when he died, was the last surviving Finn born in the 19th century.


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At the age of 111, he was also the oldest person in Finland, the third oldest man in Europe and the seventh oldest man in the whole world.


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[1] In addition, Arvonen is remembered as the last surviving veteran to participate in the battles of the Finnish Civil War, as well as the last Red Guards.


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To the general public, he became well known after appearing several times in public after turning 100.


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[2] Life Early years in Helsinki, the parents of Aarne Vaste, who was born as the firstborn of a four-child family, were Heikki Arvonen and Amanda “Mandi” Salminen (b. 1872) [3].


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His birth home was located in the Kallio district of Zoo Road.


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[4] Heikki Arvonen was an editor and trade unionist from Pori, whose father was Heinrich August Hilpert, a German sailor, and Maria Josefina Arvelin, mother.


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[5] During Aarne Vaste's childhood years, the family moved several times from one place to another.


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They lived for a short time in Turku before Heikki Arminen from 1906 to 1911 worked as a journalist for social-democratic newspapers in Hämeenlinna, Kuopio and Lappeenranta.


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In addition to the national school, Aarne had time to attend Kuopio Classical Lyceum for one academic year in 1908—1909.


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Raste's mother, Mandi Salminen, died at the age of 39 in February 1912 while giving birth to the family's fourth child.


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The Rajet lived in Huopalahdi, Helsinki at the time.


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Widowed Heikki Arvonen soon married Elsa Pylnäinen and they later had two daughters.


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[2] After his father's new marriage, Aarne was no longer comfortable at home, but lived since the summer of 1914 as a street boy.


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He supported himself by begging, occasional jobs and even theft.


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According to the rating, the poet Eino Leino always gave plenty of money, while the writer Juhani Aho gave nothing to the beggars.


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[4] In the autumn of 1916 Arvonen received a fine of 40 marks for shoplifting, which he carried out in prison.


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Arvonen then left as a volunteer for fortification works during World War I in Minsk.


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However, the train carrying volunteers did not continue to its destination when all its passengers contracted typhoid fever.


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Arminen survived the disease but didn't have time to get to the actual fortification work before they were sent back.


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After returning to Finland, he did fortification work in Uusimaa, where the Helsinki land and sea fortress were being built.


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In the autumn of 1917, Arvonen was on similar fortification work in the Estonian Governorate for three months.


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[2] Civil War After returning from Estonia, Arvonen was unemployed and living in Sirkuskadu, Siltasaari district (now.


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Paasivuorenkatu) in a homeless nighthut.


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After the civil war broke out on 27 January 1918, Arvonen attended the mass meetings of the labour movement held at the Mäntymäki field and finally joined the Helsinki Red Guards on 6 March, where he was placed in the 1st Battalion of the III Regiment.


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In addition to accommodation, clothing and food, Arvonen received a salary of 15 marks a day.


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[2] Valuen's company initially served in Helsinki on guard duty.


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In mid-March, it was sent to the Karelian Front, where since 19 March the company took part in the battles of Joutseno.


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Initially Arvonen was involved in the battles fought in Pentti, the keeper of Jääske, where actor Jalmari Parikka acted as the Reds frontman.


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After just over a month, the Red forces were withdrawn from the front of the White attack to defend Vyborg.


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In a turmoil situation, Arminen attempted to move to the Soviet-Russian side and finally ended up on 23 April near the border at Terijoki Kuokkala, which, however, was already held by the Whites.


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After this, the retreating company still managed to avoid being captured in connection with the Battle of Vyborg from 27 to 28 April, attempting the following night to break through the White cordon towards Hamina.


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Some 500 reds fell during the failed breakthrough attempt, but Arvonen managed to survive and surrendered to the whites at Tienhaara railway station 29.


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april.


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[2] After the surrender, Arvonen was transferred to Vyborg Prison Camp and from there on 4 June to Tammisaari Prison Camp, where he became remand prisoner No.4842.


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Arvonen contracted the Spanish disease that killed thousands of prisoners, but survived that too.


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In Tammisaari was by chance his uncle Ivar Hilpert, who belonged to his patron, who supplied Raste with food parcels.


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He was questioned not only at his own stages but also about the dealings of his father, who was active in the civil administration of the Reds during the war


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Eventually, on July 30, Arvonen was sentenced to a suspended 3-year and 8-month discipline room sentence and, in the process, let go free on 5 years' probation.


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In addition, he lost his civil trust for eight years over the sentence period.


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The Civil War period caused Raste traumas, and he never looked back on the war years with pleasure.


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In his final years, however, he criticized the reheating of the Revolutionary War myth.


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[2] Later stages After the Civil War Arminen supported himself with mixed works in various parts of Finland.


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In the 1920s he worked in buildings, as tyres in Kylmäkoski and as a car helper at the Nobel Standard oil depot in Sörnäis, Helsinki.


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Arminen also went to prison again for petty offences.


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During his imprisonment, he studied mathematics and acquired the profession of decorative carver, which, after his release, Arvonen got a job in the Kutvonen furniture factory in Suonenjoki.


Question: What did Aarne Arunen die?

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His spouse, Sylvi Emilia Salonen (1897—1938), with whom Arminen had two daughters, soon arrived in Helsinki.


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From Suonenjoki, the family moved to Helsinki in the early 1930s in the Kallio district.


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Sylvi Arvonen died in 1938, after which Arminen and his children moved to Järvenpää in a house they had built in Terhola district.


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For the Winter and Continuation War, Value did not qualify because of his background, but served on a duty duty basis.


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[2] In the summer of 1948 Arminen was rebuilding the village of Loka, destroyed in the Lapland War, as a volunteer for the International Volunteer Labour Camp Organization.


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[6] After the war years, Arvonen worked for a long time as a decorative carpenter in a furniture factory.


Question: What did Aarne Arunen die?

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He also became interested in languages, studying French and English.


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In addition, Arvonen pursued arithmetics and astronomy, which he became interested in as a young man.


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Arvonen was a founding member of Ursa, an astronomical association founded in 1921 and later was named an honorary member of the association.


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Role's membership in Ursa lasted almost 87 years.


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Astronomy remained his dearest hobby right up to the last years of his life.


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[2] Arminen also took part in the activities of the Central Uusimaa Astronomical Association Altair ry, of which he, like Ursa, was an honorary member.


Question: What did Aarne Arunen die?

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[7] In the 1920s Arvonen was also engaged in painting.


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Smoking and drinking concentrated alcohol, he told me he left as early as 1933.


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Arvonen was not interested in politics, and never even belonged to a trade union.


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His spouse Sylvi, by contrast, was an avid left-winger.


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[2] For the last years of his life Arminen lived with his second daughter and son-in-law in a detached house built by himself until the summer of 2005, when he was placed in the bed ward of the health centre due to kidney infection and waiting for a nursing home.


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[8] Arvon came to the consciousness of the whole people in August 1997 when, turning 100, he began giving interviews to the media.


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Vaste's birthdays were celebrated in Järvenpää at his base bar Pub Winston, where Helsingin Sanomat was also present.


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[4] In addition, Arvo was interviewed on Ylen AAM-TV, and a year later he appeared on TV news on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Civil War.


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[9] Arvonen travelled abroad in his old days, Arvonen went on a pub crawl in London to mark his 100th birthday.


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On 5 December 2006, after Elsa Tilkanen died at the age of 110, she became Finland's oldest resident.


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[10] In August 2007, news of Raste's 110th birthday was announced.


Question: What did Aarne Arvoen die from?

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He was nearly blind at the time, but was still following and commenting on the news on the radio.


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Arvon was celebrating his anniversary at a lakehead pub, to which friends picked him up from a care home.


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[8] Arvonen lived before his death in the bed ward of the Vanhankylänniemi Health Centre Hospital in Järvenpää.


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[11] In August 2008 Arvonen celebrated his 111th birthday with his family members.


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The traditional pub visit was missed, of his own accord.


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[12] Raste's daughter Irma Roiha described her father as intelligent and reading knowledge-wise.


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According to him, Arvinen was not demented either, but memory remained good until death.


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In his final days, however, he could no longer walk and instead had to move around on a wheelchair.


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Arvonen died in Järvenpää on the evening of New Year's Day 2009 from rapidly advanced pneumonia.


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Even the night before, he was involved in the celebration of the New Year and Valuen was even told that he had Marseljees' words in French.


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He was 111 years and 150 days old when he died.


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Aarne Arvonen was buried in a family grave in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.


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[2] Sources on the topic elsewhere Category:Finns who lived over 110 years of age Category:Finnish Civil War Red Class:People born in 1897 Class:Persons who died in 2009 Category:Key articles of screening


Question: When was the first condom developed?

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Contraception refers to means aimed at avoiding pregnancy during sexual intercourse.


Question: When was the first condom developed?

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History The oldest known direct reference to contraception in a written source dates to about 1850 BCE.


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originating so-called. Kahun Health Care Papyrus.


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It includes recipes for three vaginal mixtures, one of which includes e.g.


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crocodile feces and fermented manure.


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In ancient China, on the other hand, it was believed that drinking heated mercury prevents pregnancy.


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This belief was particularly damaging to women who used it, as mercury is highly toxic.


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[1] False beliefs about contraception, despite this, have also existed much later.


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The ancient Greeks wrote about the use of decoctions, mechanical obstacles, bags and the rhythm method used for prevention.


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They were also familiar with abortion techniques and dabbled in dumping infants, something that was not nearly always seen as reprehensible.


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The Bible mentions interrupted intercourse as a method of contraception when Onan did not agree to conceive the widow of his brother who died childless, but instead allowed his “seed to go to earth”.


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A long-known method of contraception are condoms, which top were made from leather, intestine or bladder.


Question: When was the first condom developed?

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Their power and usability was greatly improved with the invention of vulcanized rubber in 1844.


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Pessar was developed in 1838.


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As recently as the 1950s in the United States, some believed that Coca-Cola has spermicidal, that is, sperm-destroying, properties and some women tried to use it as a contraceptive.


Question: When was the first condom developed?

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The birth control pill entered the market in the 1960s and revolutionized the sex lives of many, enabling oral, reliable and discreet pregnancy prevention.


Question: When was the first condom developed?

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Development is also accompanied by a significant change in attitudes in society.


Question: When was the first condom developed?

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When the first family planning clinic in the United States opened in 1916, its founder Margaret Sanger was promptly arrested for “indecency.”


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Theodore Roosevelt pronounced that “a woman who avoids childbirth is comparable to a soldier who throws his rifle and flees battle”.


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1965, the Supreme Court ruled laws prohibiting contraception in the United States to be infringing on self-determination and therefore unconstitutional.


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[2] Modern methods of contraception are presented below, most of which have only been introduced after industrialisation, are presented below.


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The only contraceptive methods that protect against STDs are the condom and the femidom.


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Hormonal contraceptives Contraceptive pill (usually a combination pill) Minipills Contraceptive Ring Contraceptive patch Contraceptive injection Contraceptive implant Hormone spine Chemical contraceptives Vaginal spermicides Contraceptive Contraceptive Foam Contraceptive Cream Contraceptive Gel Vaginal Tablet Mechanical contraceptives Male condom, also protects against sexually transmitted diseases Unlike other methods Female condom (femidom) Copper thread Pessar Other methods of contraception Sterilization Natural contraception Rhythm method Contraceptive Computer Interrupted sexual intercourse (questionable as contraceptive method) Emergency contraception (not actual contraceptive method) Lactational amenorrhea (full breastfeeding) Safety of contraceptive methods According to a doctoral thesis published in 2017 There are strong indications that hormonal contraception significantly increases the risk of developing breast cancer [3].


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Effectiveness of contraceptives Effectiveness of contraceptives Future prospects Hormone prevention For men, pharmaceutical factories in particular have invested little in the development of male hormone prevention.


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It has been suggested that commercial benefits have taken precedence over social benefit.


Question: When was the first condom developed?

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Male contraception would be important both in Western countries because of equality and in the world because of population growth.


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For example, funding for a method already found to be effective in WHO studies cannot be found, e.g.


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because it cannot be patented and therefore of no commercial benefit [4].


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Side effects have also been a hindrance.


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The hormonal preparations that were developed for men had side effects, as did women's hormonal methods.


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The studies were discontinued because contraceptive side symptoms for men are not accepted, while for women they are allowed because even pregnancy would have risks [5].


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Drug development is expensive.


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Pharmaceutical companies may not have an interest in developing a method for men because the customer base and products for women already exist [6].


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If injectable and hormone-free gel contraceptives in development enter the market, they will be very affordable and long-lasting.


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For pharmaceutical companies, these preparations probably won't show up as economically viable investments, even if they are socially.


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Hormone-free injectable gel preparations for men Vasalgel is a gel contraceptive manufactured according to US standards and has been tested in clinical stages.


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A similar method is RISUG, a method developed in India decades ago.


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The method has progressed as far as human trials, but only in India [7].


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A polymer gel for prevention is injected by injection into the male vas deferens.


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The gel acts like a strainer.


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Fluids continue to pass from the vas deferens and ejaculation is normal, the polymer only damages sperm, so that they can no longer fertilize the egg.