Izzeddin Fortress
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Izzeddin Fortress
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The Izzeddin Fortress is an Ottoman fortress in Souda Bay, Crete, near the village of Kalami, best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners in 20th-century Greece. The fortress was established by the then Ottoman governor of the island, Rauf Pasha, in 1872, and named after the son of Sultan Abdulaziz. Already under the Cretan State (1898–1913) it was used as a prison, and continued so when Crete passed under Greek rule, until 1950. It was particularly notorious as a site of impriso
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Ottoman fortress in Souda Bay, Crete
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzeddin_Fortress
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2023-09-06T21:57:28Z
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