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The Armeni (Greek Αρμένοι, ( m. pl. ) ) Is a village and namesake of the municipality (Greek Δήμοτική Ενότητα Αρμένων ) in the municipality Apokoronas on the island of Crete. The municipality had Armeni 2011 3.255 inhabitants according to the census. In the area of Armeni avocados, oranges and olives are cultivated. The parish seat was located in the village Kalyves.

The village of Armeni itself has 345 inhabitants in an area of 4.126 km ². It has several sources and is very rich in water. Here arises the Xidhe Creek, which flows into Kalyves. It is located at the foothills of the White Mountains, 16 km east of Chania and 3km inland from Kalyves on the north coast of the island, in the middle of the fertile farmland of Apokoronas. In Armeni there are several taverns, which are an attraction for tourists and locals in the summer because of their Greek evenings. The great village church is dedicated to Agios Nikolaos.

The village of Armeni was from 1925 to 1997 independent rural community ( kinotita ) and was established in 1997 with Kalyves, Macheri, Stylos, Ramni, Kares and Neo Chorio to township ( dimos ) together. This community went to 1 January 2011 in the new community Apokoronas in which it has since formed one of six municipal districts.