Souda

Souda () is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . It is an important ferry and naval port at the head of Souda Bay.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Souda
Greek Dimos.name_local: Σούδα
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Cliffs and town of Souda.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: The cliff of Souda bay
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Soudas.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Crete
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Chania
Greek Dimos.municipality: Chania
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 8438
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 6225

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Souda municipal unit
Sinking of HMS ''York'' during WWII
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Souda is to the east of central Chania, although the area in between is mostly built-up. The town is a relatively new settlement, built on what used to be salt beds and marshland. The Turks knew the area as 'Tuzla', their name for salt-beds. In the 1870s, they began to build a new settlement here which grew as the port expanded. Souda Bay is one of the deepest natural harbours in the Mediterranean and is easy to defend.