Malaxa, Crete

Malaxa is a village in the Chania prefecture on Crete in the present day country of Greece. There is a population of 130 people in the village of Malaxa. In ancient times the Malaxa area was under the sphere of influence of the nearby powerful city of Kydonia. Malaxa is also notable for a prominent landform termed Malaxa Mountain. Malaxa is separated from the large city of Chania by the Chania Plain.