Giannaioi ( el, Γιανναίοι) is a community of the municipal unit of
Falaisia
Falaisia ( el, Φαλαισία, before 1918: Μπούρα - ''Boura'') is a village and a former municipality in southwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of whic ...
in
Arcadia
Arcadia may refer to:
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Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
,
Peloponnese,
Greece
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. It consists of the two mountain villages Ano Giannaioi (population 35 in 2011) and Kato Giannaioi (population 47 in 2011). Ano Giannaioi is 1 km southeast of Kato Giannaioi. Both villages are situated on a mountain slope, in the northern foothills of the
Taygetus
The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus ( el, Ταΰγετος, Taygetos) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet ...
mountains, between 600 and 700 m elevation. Kato Giannaioi is 1 km south of
Kamara, 5 km north of
Dyrrachio
Dyrrachio ( el, Δυρράχιο) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Falaisia, southwestern Arcadia, Greece. Dyrrachio had a population of 299 in 2001. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated at an altitude of in th ...
, 11 km southeast of
Leontari and 19 km south of
Megalopoli
Megalopoli ( el, Μεγαλόπολη) is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis ( grc, Μεγαλόπολις, literally ''large/great city''). When ...
.
Population
See also
*
List of settlements in Arcadia
References
External links
History and information about GiannaioiGiannaioi on the GTP Travel Pages
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Falaisia
Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese