The Peloponnese Region (Greek: Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, romanized: Periféria Peloponnísou, [periˈferia pelopoˈnisu]) is a region in southern Greece. It...
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regions: most belongs to the Peloponnese region, with smaller parts belonging to the West Greece and Attica regions. The Peloponnese is a peninsula located...
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Katharevousa: Ἄργος [árɡos]) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the...
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sank around 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Pylos, Messenia, in the Peloponnese, in an area around 13,000 to 17,000 feet (4,000 to 5,200 m) deep, which...
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Laconia (redirect from Laconia (ancient region))
[lakoˈni.a]) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is...
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Arcadia (Greek: Ἀρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek...
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Embracing Skeletons of Alepotrypa (category Archaeological sites in the Peloponnese (region))
The Embracing Skeletons of Alepotrypa are a pair of human skeletons dated as approximately 5,800 years old. They were discovered by archaeologists in the...
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Mani Peninsula (category Landforms of Peloponnese (region))
Maina or Maïna (Greek: Μαΐνη), is a geographical and cultural region in the Peloponnese of Southern Greece and home to the Maniots (Greek: Mανιάτες,...
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Sparta, Laconia (redirect from Sparta, Peloponnese)
(Greek: Σπάρτη, Spárti [ˈsparti]) is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley...
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Taygetus (redirect from Profitis Ilias (Peloponnese))
Taÿgetus (Greek: Ταΰγετος, romanized: Taygetos) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount...
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Corinth Canal (category Buildings and structures in Peloponnese (region))
Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, making the peninsula an island. The canal was...
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Voidokilia beach (category Tourist attractions in Peloponnese (region))
from the original on 2012-07-12. Bostock, Andrew (2010), Greece: The Peloponnese, Bradt Travel Guides, p. 158, ISBN 978-1-84162-307-8 Ministry of Culture...
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Pavlopetri (category Mycenaean sites in the Peloponnese (region))
Παυλοπέτρι) is found in Vatika Bay, off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece. It is about 5,000 years old, making it the oldest submerged...
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The Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian (Greek: Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Πελοποννήσου, Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου...
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Isthmus of Corinth (category Landforms of Peloponnese (region))
(Greek: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth...
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Arcadia (regional unit) (redirect from Arcadia (region, Greece))
It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the...
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Argolis (category Regional units of Peloponnese (region))
regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tripoint area...
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Epidaurus (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
the Roman Period". In Rizakēs, A. D.; Lepenioti, Cl. E. (eds.). Roman Peloponnese III: Society, Economy and Culture under the Roman Empire: Continuity...
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Olympia, Greece (category Archaeological sites in the Peloponnese (region))
Αρχαία Ολυμπία lit. 'Ancient Olympia'), is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the...
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level of integrated Schools in the capitals of the Prefectures of the Peloponnese Region, Tripoli, Kalamata, Sparta, Nafplio and Corinth as well as in Patras...
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Bourtzi Castle (category Tourist attractions in Peloponnese (region))
The water castle of Bourtzi (Greek: Μπούρτζι, from Ottoman Turkish برج - burc meaning "tower"; formerly Καστέλι, Kasteli) is a Venetian castle located...
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Cape Matapan (category Landforms of Peloponnese (region))
Cape Matapan (Greek: Κάβο Ματαπάς, Maniot dialect: Ματαπά), also called Cape Tainaron or Taenarum (Greek: Ακρωτήριον Ταίναρον), or Cape Tenaro, is situated...
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Acrocorinth (category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Peloponnese (region))
commanded the Isthmus of Corinth, repelling foes from entry by land into the Peloponnese peninsula. The Acrocorinth was continuously occupied from archaic times...
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Tripoli, Greece (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
Trípolis) is a city in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the Peloponnese region as well as of the regional unit of Arcadia...
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Palamidi (category Tourist attractions in Peloponnese (region))
fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a 216-metre (709 ft) high...
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Elafonisos (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
Elafonisos (Greek: Ελαφόνησος) is a small Greek island between the Peloponnese and Kythira. It lies off the coast of Cape Malea and Vatika. The area of...
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Messenia (category Regional units of Peloponnese (region))
regional unit (perifereiaki enotita) in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1...
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Nafplio (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
(Greek: Ναύπλιο, romanized: Náfplio) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important...
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Mycenae (category Tourist attractions in Peloponnese (region))
Mykḗnē) is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about 120 kilometres (75 miles) south-west of...
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the ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government...
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