Movri () is a forested mountain range in western
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...
,
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 ...
. Its highest point is 719 m amsl.
[ It covers part of the municipal units ]Movri
Movri () is a forested mountain range in western Achaea, Greece. Its highest point is 719 m amsl. It covers part of the municipal units Movri (named after this mountain), Dymi, Larissos and Olenia, all in the municipality of West Achaea. It i ...
(named after this mountain), Dymi, Larissos
Larissos ( el, Λαρίσσος) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 225.72 ...
and Olenia
Olenia ( el, Ωλενία) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 189.534 ...
, all in the municipality of West Achaea
West Achaea ( el, Δυτική Αχαΐα – ''Dytiki Achaia'') is a municipal subdivision within greater Achaea – an ancient region of West Greece which forms part of the modern territory of larger Greece. The seat of the municipality is the t ...
. It is located about 30 km southwest of Patras
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. The higher mountain range Skollis
Skollis ( el, Σκόλλις), also known as Santameri, is a mountain in southwestern Achaea in the Peloponnese in western Greece. Its elevation is .Larissos
Larissos ( el, Λαρίσσος) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 225.72 ...
has its source in the Movri, and flows to the west.
Villages around the Movri are, from the north clockwise: Myrtos
Myrtos is a coastal village in the west of the municipality of Ierapetra, in the Regional Unit (previously called prefecture) of Lasithi on the Greek island of Crete. It is located from Agios Nikolaos and from Ierapetra, on the road to V ...
, Vythoulkas, Eleochori, Arla Arla may refer to:
* ''Arla'' (moth), a genus of moth
* Arkansas Library Association
* Arla, Greece, a village
* Ärla, a village in south-eastern Sweden
* Arla Foods, a large Scandinavian producer of dairy products
** Arla (Finland), a subsid ...
, Fostaina
Fostaina ( el, Φώσταινα) is a village in the municipal unit of Olenia, Achaea, Greece. It is located in low hills, 3 km south of Lousika and 8 km southeast of Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia ( el, Κάτω Αχαΐα) is a town and a ...
, Polylofo. Ano Velitses, Michoi, Agios Nikolaos Spaton, Mataragka, Riolos
Riolos ( el, Ρίολος), is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the northwestern edge of the Movri
Movri () is a forested mountain range in western Achaea, Greece. Its highest point ...
, Petas
Preta ( sa, प्रेत, bo, ཡི་དྭགས་ ''yi dags''), also known as hungry ghost, is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion as undergoing sufferin ...
, Krinos.
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Landforms of Achaea
Mountain ranges of Greece
Landforms of Western Greece