Kyudonia - Kyudonia

Japanese: キュドニア - きゅどにあ
Kyudonia - Kyudonia

...It is located on the west side of the island and is an important seaport. The name Kydonia, which appears in a Linear B document excavated at the site of Knossos, is thought to refer to Cania. In the Middle Ages it prospered under Venetian rule.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Cudonia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…島の西寄りに位置して,重要な海港でもある。クノッソスの遺跡から出土した線文字Bの文書に現れるキュドニアKydōniaという地名はカニアを指すものとされている。中世にはベネチア人の支配のもとに繁栄した。…

※「キュドニア」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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