page_title: Akrotiri, Crete
section_title: Geography and environment
hierarchical_section_title: Akrotiri, Crete / Geography and environment
caption_attribution_description: English: Aptera, Crete. Ancient ruin with view to Akrotiri peninsula. Deutsch: Aptera, Kreta. Antike ruine mit Blick auf die Halbinsel Akrotiri.
context_page_description: Akrotiri is a peninsula and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 112.644 km². Its ancient name was Kiamon while the Byzantines called it Charaka. The seat of Akrotiri municipality was Pythari. Stavros became famous because of the film Zorba the Greek.
context_section_description: Akrotiri is a rocky promontory on the northern side of the island of Crete, in the Sea of Crete. It is roughly circular in shape, connected to the rest of the island by a wide causeway between Chania and the town of Souda. To the south, Souda Bay is found between the peninsula and the island. Most of the peninsula is a plateau somewhat elevated from the sea. There is a string of hills along the northern coast. A variety of flora occur on the rocky promontory of Akrotiri including the herb Taraxacum minimum.
caption: Aptera
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