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Irakleia (Ηράκλεια) may refer to several places in Greece:
- Irakleia, Arta, a municipal unit in Arta regional unit
- Irakleia, Elis, a village in Elis, part of Olympia
- Irakleia, Cyclades, an island in the Cyclades
- Irakleia, Serres, a municipality in Serres regional unit
- Irakleia, Phthiotis, a village in Phthiotis, part of Gorgopotamos
See also Heraclea (disambiguation) for ancient Greek places.
Irakleia or Heraklia is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was officially 141 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and its land area . It is a small island between the islands of Naxos and Ios. In close proximity to Schoinoussa, Koufonisi, Donoussa, and Keros islands, together they form the Small Cyclades. The port is called Agios Georgios, while the "capital"/chora on the top of the island is called Panagia ( Madonna). The biggest caves in the Cyclades are located on Irakleia. Irakleia can be reached by ferries from Athens, Naxos and Paros.