Nea Kydonia (Greek: Νέα Κυδωνία) is a municipality in Chania Prefecture on the outskirts of Chania on the island of Crete, Greece. The area is accessed by seeking its beaches in proximity to Chania. It saw fierce fighting during the Battle of Crete during World War II and there the main prisoner of war camp for Allied soldiers in Western Crete was in Galatas.
The seat of the municipality of Nea Kydonia is in the village of Daratsos. Galatas has a popular beach at Kalamaki and a port called Kato Galatas. Agia Marina, Stalos and Daratso are other principal settlements of the municipality, as well as the uninhabited island of Agii Theodori. It is part of the province of Kydonia.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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