The lake of Achinos or Tachinos, which was dried in 1932 by Monks-Ulen company, was located in

Serres Prefecture Serres ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Σερρών) is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Serres. The total populatio ...

. It is identified with the ancient

Cercinitis Lake Cercinitis or Kerkinitis ( el, Κερκινίτιδα) was a lake in ancient Edonis, in the lower valley of the river Strymon. It was located within today's Serres regional unit and is identified with the currently dried Achinos Lake. According ...

.Arrian, ''Anabasis of Alexander'', I, 11, 3

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