Cemetery #14816
Suda Bay War Cemetery
Local name: Συμμαχικό Νεκροταφείο Σούδας
0
documented records
≈ 250–500
approx. capacity (graves)
0.012 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Suda Bay War Cemetery, on Crete, is a military cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It lies about 5 km east of Chania at the north-western corner of Souda Bay. It holds 19 First World War burials and 731 identified Second World War burials, plus 776 unidentified burials from the Battle of Crete. The architect was Louis de Soissons. More about the cemetery can be found through cwgc.org.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 35.500080° N, 24.061211° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Tsikalaria Cemetery 2.2 km away · Chania
- Souda Cemetery 2.2 km away · Chania
- Cemetery of Agiou Georgiou 3.2 km away · Chania
- Cemetery of Tzompana Nerokourou 3.4 km away · Nerokouros
- Agios Lukas 3.8 km away · Chaniá
- Malaxa Cemetery 4.1 km away · Malaxa
- Aroni Cemetery 4.5 km away · Pithari
- Cemetery of Cemetery Argoulides . Argoulide 4.7 km away · Argoulides
- Cemetery of Kounoupidianon Ieros Naos Eisodion Theotokou 4.8 km away · Chania
- Mournies Cemetery 5.1 km away · Mournies
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How big is Suda Bay War Cemetery?
Suda Bay War Cemetery covers about 12,000 m² (3.1 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 5th largest of the 310 cemeteries we list in Crete.