CRETE
Crete is the bigger island of Greece and one from the
bigger islands of Mediterranean.
He is also the more southern department of Europe. It is
found sport ween three continents:
Europe, Asia and Africa. Is washed B from Cretan Sea, N
from the Ljvyko' Sea,
D from Southern Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean and A from
Carpathian Sea.
It has extent 8.338 t. km and population 536.980 residents. It is divided in four prefectures: Chanias
with capital Chania, Rethimno with capital the Rethimno, Heraklion with capital the Heraklion and Lasithi with
capital the ˘gjo Nikolaos. Crete is surrounded by small
islands or islets that all are uninhabited. The alone
katojki'sjmo island is the Gay'dos, that is found in southern the
ground of Crete is in his bigger extent mountainous. In many
points he is rocky. Analytically his distribution in categories
has as follows: 33% flat, 26% imjorejno' and 41%
mountainous.
Three are the main mountain ranges of Crete: the
White O'ri, the J'di and the Dj'kti.
The White O'ri or Mada'res are found in her western department
and have taller top
Rimes (2.452 m.). The J'di or Bilorej'tis occupies the
centre of island and
it has taller top Honest Cross (2.456 m.). Ana'mesa in the
Heraklion and
Lasithi is raised the Dj'kti, with taller top Entj'hi (2.148
m.).
In Eastern utmost the island are extended the O'ri of Sitia,
with taller top Afe'nti (1.475 m.). In southernly the Heraklion
unfolds the low mountain range Asteroy'sja (1.231 m.)
Two only are the plains of Crete: the Chanias and the
Mesara's.
It has however a lot of plateaux: the Arme'nwn in the
Sitia, the Foyrni's Merampe'lloy, Lasithi, the Kalljkra'toys Sfakj'wn,
the Asky'foy Sfakj'wn, the Anwpo'lews and Ara'denas Sfakj'wn and
Smooth.
The subsoil of Crete is rich in mining wealth. Were
found iron, lead,
steatj'tis, magnesium, lignite, sulphur, coper and zinc.
Exist also precious metals, as gold, silver and
precious stones.
Before a lot of years Crete had dense forests from cypresses.
Today the dasoka'lybi of oy island is small
concerning the antiquity. Main forestal trees are the pine,
drys, the cypress and kastanja'. Crete Hydrography.
Mainer rivers of Crete are the Anapodja'ris, the Geropo'tamos,
Wide, the Koyrtaljw'tis, the Kartero's, the Mylopo'tamos
and the Tayronj'tis.
In Crete exist three small lakes metaly'teri of are Koyrna',
second she is the one that is found in in the city of
Saint Nikolaos and third in the province Kjssa'moy.
The coasts of Crete are multifarious, with small and big bights. Distinguish four big peninsulas: the Grampoy'sas,
the Rodwpoy', the Cape of also Sitia. At length of coasts
take shape the gulves: Kjssa'moy, Chanias, Heraklion and Mjrampe'lloy.
Generally the climate of Crete is soft and very healthy. Because it is rained everywhere by sea the summertime is
cool and the winter soft. However in the tall mountains
the winter he is heavy,
while in the closed valleys the summertime very hot.
Crete with the fertile territory and the marvellous
climate, produces almost the half quantity of oil of
country, the total almost soyltanj'nas and big quantities
of wine, fruits and horticultural. The livestock-farming, mainly ovines, are the himself developed. The region is
famous for certain
quantities of cheeses, that are also been famous in the abroad.
In Crete they exist also two from the bigger provincial
industrial centres of country: the Heraklion and
Chania. Function mainly industries of treatment of
rural products. Developed is also also the cottage
industry. Function laboratories of sewing, textile, plektjki's,
tapitoyrgj'as and dantelopojj'as.
The history of Crete begins from the Neoljcjki' Season, as
they testify the discoveries. Her growth however
appears intense in the Season of Coper. It is the period
of Mjnwjkoy' of Culture, that is built the megaloprepi' palaces and Crete acquires big naval force.
11th p. X. aj. the palaces are destroyed also Dorian seces
ejsva'lloyn in the island. During the Classic Years
Crete is presented without particular cultural acne,
while in the rwmaj!koy's and Byzantine years it is tryed
by a lot of piratical raids. Afterwards the fall of Istamboul it passes in the hands of Venetians. This period it
presents big economy
and intellectual acne. In 1669 him occupy Turks, after effort of many years.
The Cretans took part active in the Revolution 1821. They accomplished they are linked with Greece 1913.
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