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Tyria (river)
The Tyria ( el, Τύρια) is a river in the western part of the Ioannina regional unit in Epirus, Greece. It is a left tributary of the Thyamis. The source of the river Tyria is near the village Platania, on the western slope of the Tomaros mountain. It flows into a generally northwestern direction. It flows into the Thyamis, near Vrosina. The Tyria flows along the following villages, from source to mouth: Koumaria, Seniko, Chinka, Granitsa and Polydoro Polydoro ( el, Πολύδωρο, before 1929: Μάζι - ''Mazi'') is a village in the municipal unit of Molossoi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. In 2011 its population was 63. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river Tyria. It .... References Rivers of Greece Landforms of Ioannina (regional unit) Rivers of Epirus (region) 1Tyria {{Greece-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannina (regional Unit)
Ioannina ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ιωαννίνων) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Epirus. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece, with a population of 167,901 people, according to the 2011 census.GOV. results of permanent population 2011, p. 10561 (p. 87 of pdf), and in Excel formatTable of permanent population 2011 from the sitHellenic Statistical Authority 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2018-01-09. Geography Ioannina borders in the north, and the regional units of |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyamis
The Thyamis ( el, Θύαμις), also known as Glykys (Γλυκύς) or Kalamas (Καλαμάς), is a river in the Epirus region of Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea. It is long, and its drainage area is about , over 99% of which on Greek territory. The names of the Chameria region (''Tsamouria'' in Greek), as well as the Chams, derive from the river's name. Thyamis in ancient Greece was mentioned by Pausanias as forming the boundary between Thesprotis and Kestrine. In addition, Suda and Ptolemaeus mentioned it. Some Renaissance scholars believed that the English River Thames owed its name to the River Thyamis, as early Celtic tribes were thought to have migrated from the Epirus region to England. While this belief influenced the modern spelling of the English river's name, it is no longer regarded as credible. Geography The source of the river is near the village Kalpaki, in the northwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit. It flows south at first, and turns southwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily, and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania (and western Apulia, Italy) to the north, and the west coast of Greece, including the Peloponnese. All major islands in the sea, which are located in the east of the sea, belong to Greek islands, Greece. They are collectively named the Ionian Islands, the main ones being Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, and Ithaca (island), Ithaca. There are ferry routes between Patras and Igoumenitsa, Greece, and Brindisi and Ancona, Italy, that cross the east and north of the Ionian Sea, and from Piraeus westward. Calypso Deep, the deepest point in the Mediterranean at , is in the Ionian Sea, at . The sea is one of the most Earthquake, seismically active areas in the world. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epirus (region)
Epirus (; el, Ήπειρος, translit=Ípiros, ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region in northwestern Greece.Π.Δ. 51/87 “Καθορισμός των Περιφερειών της Χώρας για το σχεδιασμό κ.λ.π. της Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης” (''Determination of the Regions of the Country for the planning etc. of the development of the regions, Efimeris tis Kyverniseos ΦΕΚ A 26/06.03.1987'' It borders the regions of Western Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and Ionian Islands to the west and Albania to the north. The region has an area of about . It is part of the wider historical region of Epirus, which overlaps modern Albania and Greece but lies mostly within Greek territory. Geography and ecology Greek Epirus, like the region as a whole, is rugged and mountainous. It comprises the land of the ancient Molossians and Thesprotians and a small part of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selloi, Ioannina
Selloi ( el, Σελλοί) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since 2011, local government reform it is part of the municipality of Dodoni, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 166.432 km2. Is in the southwest of the Ioannina regional unit. The municipal unit is subdivided into fifteen communities. The seat of the municipality was in Tyria, a village of the community of Baousioi next to the river Tyria. From there is passing the Via Egnatia Road (A/K of Selli). The name comes from the ancient Selloi The Selloi ( el, Σελλοί) were an ancient Greek tribe inhabiting Epirus in ancient Greece, in a region between Dodona—site of the oldest reported oracle—and the Achelous river; Aristotle named the area ancient Hellas. A group who were fo ... who lived around Dodona. Tourist sites include the cave of the bears, the Stournari Well and the Batzarion Cheese Factory. References Populated places in Io ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomaros
Tomaros ( el, Τόμαρος, also Ολύτσικας - ''Olytsikas'' or ''Tomaros'') is a mountain in southwestern Ioannina regional unit, Greece. Rising to the south of the archaeological site of Dodona, it is part of the Pindus mountain range. Its maximum elevation is 1,974 m. The nearest mountains are the Xerovouni to the southeast and the Souli Mountains to the southwest. There are forests in the lower areas, the highest areas consist of dry grasslands. The nearest villages are Vargiades to the southeast, Lippa to the southwest and Dodoni to the north. The Egnatia Odos motorway (Igoumenitsa - Ioannina -Kozani - Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli) passes northwest of the mountain with tunnels. Etymology Two suggestions have been proposed. Related to Greek '' temno'' cut + ''oros'' mountain (sharp mountain) PIE *tom-/*tem- "cut", Vale of Tempe, Tomi city, Tomouroi priests of Dodona (wood-cutters) or chastified (with cutten tail, line oura) or tomarion' diminutive of ''tomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molossoi
Molossoi ( el, Μολοσσοί) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 241.281 km2. In 2011 its population was 1,646. The seat of the municipality is in Voutsaras. Subdivisions The municipal unit Molossoi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Aetopetra (Aetopetra, Kato Aetopetra) * Chinka (Chinka, Laliza, Zorgiani) *Despotiko * Dovla (Dovla, Fteri) * Ekklisochori * Foteino (Foteino, Kournorrachi) * Giourganista (Agios Christoforos) * Grimpovo (Grimpovo, Seltsana) * Granitsa * Granitsopoula * Kalochori * Kourenta (Kourenta, Petsali) *Polydoro * Radovizi (Radovizi, Dichouni) * Rizo *Vereniki (Vereniki, Venterikos, Kato Vereniki, Palaiochora) * Voutsaras * Vrosina (Vrosina, Agios Georgios) * Vrysoula *Zalongo (Zalongo, Kato Zalongo) Population See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seniko
Seniko ( el, Σενίκο) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Selloi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. In 2011 its population was 77 for the village, and 131 for the community, which includes the villages Domolessa and Mikrochori. It is built at 450 m above sea level, above the left bank of the river Tyria. It is 2.5 km north of Agios Nikolaos, 6 km south of Chinka, 13 km west of Dodoni and 23 km southwest of Ioannina. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina * Agia Paraskevi, Konitsa * Agia Paraskevi, Zagori * Agia ... External linksSeniko at the GTP Travel Pages References {{Dodoni div Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) Dodoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinka, Greece
Chinka ( el, Χίνκα) is a village in the municipal unit of Molossoi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. In 2011 its population was 90. It is situated on a hillside above the right bank of the river Tyria. It is 4 km east of Agios Christoforos, 14 km northwest of Dodoni and 20 km west of Ioannina. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina * Agia Paraskevi, Konitsa * Agia Paraskevi, Zagori * Agia ... External linksChinka at the GTP Travel Pages References {{Molossoi Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granitsa, Ioannina
Granitsa ( el, Γρανίτσα from the Slavic word for "border") is a village in the municipal unit of Molossoi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. In 2011 its population was 85. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river Tyria. It is 4 km southeast of Polydoro, 4 km west of Chinka and 24 km west of Ioannina. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina * Agia Paraskevi, Konitsa * Agia Paraskevi, Zagori * Agia ... External linksGranitsa at the GTP Travel Pages References {{Molossoi Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydoro
Polydoro ( el, Πολύδωρο, before 1929: Μάζι - ''Mazi'') is a village in the municipal unit of Molossoi, Ioannina regional unit, Greece. In 2011 its population was 63. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river Tyria. It is 4 km southwest of Voutsaras, 4 km northwest of Granitsa and 25 km west of Ioannina. The village church is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. Population See also *List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece. * Achladies * Aetomilitsa * Aetopetra, Konitsa * Aetopetra, Zitsa * Aetorrachi * Agia Anastasia * Agia Marina * Agia Paraskevi, Konitsa * Agia Paraskevi, Zagori * Agia ... External linkspolydoro.grPolydoro at the GTP Travel Pages References {{Molossoi Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
