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The name of the city under Venetian rule.

Romanized Name(s):
Candia

Name as attested:

Candia

Language:
Italian

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Late Byzantine Period (AD 1200-1450) (confident)

References:

Citation:

Wikipedia (English) Heraklion (see under "Name")

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 D2 Herakleion

Details:

The name given by the Venetians, that became soon used for the whole island of Crete, derived from the previous Arabic name.

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