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Potidaea (/ ˌ p ɒ t ɪ ˈ d iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Ποτίδαια, Potidaia, also Ποτείδαια, Poteidaia [1]) was a colony founded by the Corinthians around 600 BC in the narrowest point of the peninsula of Pallene, the westernmost of three peninsulas at the southern end of Chalcidice in northern Greece. [2]
Arcadia (Greek: Ἀρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese.It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan.
Wadiya is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province. See also. List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka; External links. ...
The location is the only land access to the Kassandra Peninsula. Built on the site of the ancient city of Potidaea , 33 kilometers south-west of Polygyros , it was re-founded in 1922 by Greek refugees from Platanos in Eastern Thrace and Kalolimnos (now called Imrali ) which remained under Turkish rule.
Olympia (Modern Greek: Ολυμπία [oli(m)ˈbi.a]; Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπία [olympí.aː]), officially Archaia Olympia (Greek: 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 same name.
Lagadia (Greek: Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. [2]
Midea (Greek: Μιδέα) is a village and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. It was named Gerbesi (Γκέρμπεσι) until 1928. [2] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafplio, of which it is a municipal unit. [3] The municipal unit has an area of 178.306 km 2, [4] and a population of ...
Cardia or Kardia (Ancient Greek: Kαρδία), anciently the chief town of the Thracian Chersonese (today Gallipoli peninsula), was situated at the head of the Gulf of Melas (today the Gulf of Saros).