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Lyssarea ( el, Λυσσαρέα; before 1927: Μπουγιάτι ''Bougiati''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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. It is part of the municipal unit of Iraia. It is built on the slopes of two hills called ''Agios Lias'' and ''Skylaras'' and appears amphitheatric with its old stone houses and tile roofs. The oldest dated house in Lyssarea was built in 1787. The majority of old inhabitants were builders (Greek χτιστάδες/μαστόροι). It is 4 km northwest of
Paloumpa Paloumpa ( el, Παλούμπα, also ''Palouba'') is a town in Arcadia, southern Greece. It is situated on a mountain slope overlooking the valley of the river Alfeios. It was the seat of the former municipality of Iraia. The town is in a remote a ...
, 4 km south of
Kalliani Kalliani ( el, Καλλιάνι) is a village in northwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Tropaia Tropaia ( el, Τρόπαια) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since ...
and 12 km northwest of Dimitsana. ;Population :130 (1981), 227 (1991), 177 (2001), 68 (2011).


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{{Gortynia div Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese