Crete is the largest
Greek island.
Major cities include:
Heraklion or (Iraklion)
Rethimnon
Agios Nicholaos
Chania
Cretes most famous archaeological site is the The Palace of Knossos. Located about 5 km southeast of the city of Iraklion; it was here that the Labyrinth of the Minotaur was located.
This site was first settled during the neolitic (6000 BC). The Palace, built around 1700 BC, covered over 22,000 square meters and was built on a multileveled plan. At it peak the city of Knossos had over 100,000 inhabitants.
It is also:
A township in Will County Illinois, USA.
And a city in Saline County Nebraska, USA.