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Native name: Καλυδών | |
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Kalydon (Greek: Καλυδών) is an uninhabited island area near to and belonging toElounda,Crete,Greece. It is made up of the island ofSpinalonga, thePeninsula Spinalonga and the island ofKolokythas along with other smaller islets. The term Kalydon is often applied to each of the Spinalonga islands as their alternate historic name that was further re-established in modern Greek naming, whilst Spinalonga is still the preferred naming in the public.
In 1834, a population of 81 Muslim families is attested in the area. After the1866 revolution a lot of otherCretan Muslims from other areas moved in. During theCretan revolt of 1878, only Spinalonga and the fortress atIerapetra were not taken by the Christian Cretan insurgents. In 1881 the 1112 Muslims formed their own community. When the island Spinalonga became aleper colony in 1903, the lastTurks left the place.
