Iraklio 7.55

Heraklion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete. It is the fourth largest city in Greece and the third urban area in Greece. According to the results of the 2011 census, the population of the city proper was 140,730 inhabitants, the municipality's was 173,993 while the Heraklion urban area has a population of 225,574 and it extends over an area of 684.3km2.Heraklion is the capital of Heraklion regional unit.The Bronze Age palace of Knossos, also known as the Palace of Minos, is located nearby.NamesThe Arab raiders from Andalusia (Iberia) who founded the Emirate of Crete moved the island's capital from Gortyna to a new castle they called rabḍ al-ḫandaq (ربض الخندق) Castle of the Moat in the 820s. This was hellenized as Χάνδαξ.