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South Euboean Gulf
The South Euboean Gulf ( el, Νότιος Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, ''Notios Evvoïkos Kolpos'') is a gulf in Central Greece, between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland (Boeotia and Attica). With a total length of approximately 50 km and a width of 10 to 20 km, it stretches nearly diagonally from northwest to southeast, from the Euripus Strait, which connects it to the North Euboean Gulf, to the Petalies Gulf near Agia Marina in the south. Islands * Petalioi (largest islands: Megalonisos, Chersonisi), Kavaliani, Stouronisi Bays by the gulf * Agion Apolstolon Bay, south * Oropos Bay, southwest * Aliveri Bay, north * Boufalo Bay, northeast * Almyropotamos Bay, northeast Places by the gulf * Sessi Beach, south * Varnavas Beach, south * Kalamos Beach, southwest *Nea Palatia, southwest *Skala Oropou, southwest * Chalkoutsi, southwest * Pigadaki, southwest * Dilessi, west * Paralia Achlidas, west *Faros, west * Chalkida, northwest *Eretria, northwest *Amar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euboea NE
Evia (, ; el, wikt:Εύβοια, Εύβοια ; grc, wikt:Εὔβοια, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest List of islands of Greece, Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest point). In general outline it is a long and narrow island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to . Its geographic orientation is from northwest to southeast, and it is traversed throughout its length by a mountain range, which forms part of the chain that bounds Thessaly on the east, and is continued south of Euboia in the lofty islands of Andros, Tinos and Mykonos. It forms most of the Euboea (regional unit), regional unit of Euboea, which also includes Skyros and a small area of the Greek mainland. Name Like most of the Greek islands, Euboea was known by other names in Ancient Greece, antiquity, such as ''Macris'' (Μάκρις) and ''Doliche'' (Δολίχη) fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalkida
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea. History Ancient Greece The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait near the city. Chamber tombs at Trypa and Vromousa dated to the Mycenaean period were excavated by Papavasiliou in 1910. In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, colonists from Chalcis founded thirty townships on the peninsula of Chalcidice and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faros (Viotia), Greece
Faros is a village at the southeast end of the island of Ikaria, Greece. It is located on a small plain home to many vineyards. Its beach is long (said to be the longest on the island). Many consider Faros to be a tourist destination. Faros has taverns, quiet bars, cafes, and windsurfing. . Near Faros are Drakano Fortress, the ancient third capital of Ikaria, close to Iero Beach, the Cave of Dionysos, and a hilltop Italian Fortress from WWII World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References Populated places in Ikaria (regional unit) {{SouthAegean-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralia Achlidas
Paralia ( el, Παραλία, ''Paralía'') is a Greek term meaning "beach" or "coastline". Towns * Paralia, Achaea * Paralia, Pieria * Paralia Distomou * Paralia Lygias * Paralia Skotinas * Paralia Avdira * Paralia Panteleimonos * Paralios Kaisareia, the Greek name for Caesarea Maritima Beaches * Paralia Chiladou * Paralia Koulouras * Paralia Sergoula * Paralia Platanos Historical places * Paralia (Attica), region of Attica * Paralia (Seleucid eparchy) The Paralia ( el, Παραλία - ''beach''), also known as Medinat HaYam ( he, מדינת הים - ''country by the sea'') was a coastal eparchy in Palestine during Hellenistic and Roman times, ruled by the Seleucid Empire between 197 and 99 B ... * Phoenice Paralia Animals * '' Agdistis paralia'' {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skala Oropou
Skala may refer to: Places Greece * Skala, Patmos, the main port on the island of Patmos in Greece * Skala, Laconia, a municipality in southern Greece * Skala, Xanthi, a settlement in north-eastern Greece * Skala, Cephalonia, a resort in the Ionian Islands Elsewhere * Skała (other), several places in Poland * Skala-Podilska, a town in Ukraine * Skala, Burgas Province, a village in Burgas Province, south-eastern Bulgaria * , a village in Dulovo Municipality, Silistra Province, north-eastern Bulgaria * Skála, a village in the Faroe Islands * Skåla (other), places in Norway Other uses * SKALA, the process computer for the Chernobyl-type nuclear power plants * Skala (sports organization), a Jewish Communist sports organization in interbellum Poland * Skala (Mathias Eick album), ''Skala'', a 2011 album by Mathias Eick * Zastava Skala, a subcompact car made by Serbian manufacturer Zastava See also * Scala (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Palatia
Nea Palatia (Greek: Νέα Παλάτια literally "New Palaces") is a community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a community. It is part of Athens metropolitan area. Geography Nea Palatia is a seaside town, situated on the south coast of the South Euboean Gulf. The town Skala Oropou is directly adjacent to its west. It is 8 km south of Eretria (on the island Euboea). The Greek National Road 79 connects it with Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzones) near Malakasa Malakasa ( el, Μαλακάσα) is a village and former community of East Attica in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450&nb .... Subdivisions *Agios Konstantinos (pop. 386 in 2011) *Nea Palatia (pop. 2,723) *Agios Athanasios (pop. 99) *Agia Aikaterini (pop. 57) *Pontioi (pop. 308) Historical population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamos Beach
Kalamos ( grc, Κάλαμος, lit=reed, reed pen; la, Calamus) is a Greek mythological figure. He is son of Maiandros, the god of the Maeander river. Mythology A story in Nonnus's ''Dionysiaca'' tells about the love of two youths, Kalamos and Karpos, the son of Zephyrus and Chloris. Karpos drowned in the Meander river while the two were competing in a swimming contest. In his grief, Kalamos allowed himself to drown also. He was then transformed into a water reed, whose rustling in the wind was interpreted as a sigh of lamentation. Walt Whitman's "Calamus" poems in ''Leaves of Grass'' may have been inspired by this story. Etymology of the word Kalamos Similar words can be found in Sanskrit (कलम ''kalama'', meaning "reed" and "pen" as well as a type of rice), Hebrew (''kulmus'', meaning quill) and Latin (''calamus'') as well as the ancient Greek Κάλαμος (''Kalamos''). The Arabic word قلم ''qalam'' (meaning "pen" or "reed pen") is likely to have been borrowed fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
