The Neda () is a river in the western Peloponnese in

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. It is long, and its drainage area is . It is unique in the sense that it is the only river in Greece with a feminine name. It took its name from the nymph Neda.A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Neda
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Geography

The river begins on the southern slope of

Mount Lykaion Mount Lykaion ( grc, Λύκαιον ὄρος, ''Lýkaion Óros''; la, Mons Lycaeus) is a mountain in Arcadia, Greece. Lykaion has two peaks: ''Stefani'' to the north and St. Ilias (, ''Agios Īlías'') to the south where the altar of Zeus is lo ...

, near the village of Neda in northern

Messenia Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...

. It flows to the west through a varied landscape of barren rock and forests. From near

Figaleia Figaleia ( el, Φιγαλεία) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the administrative reform of 2011 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of Zacharo. The municipal unit has an area of 89.175&n ...

until its mouth it forms the border of Messenia and

Elis Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it was ...

. There is a well known waterfall near the village

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. The Neda flows into the

Gulf of Kyparissia The Gulf of Kyparissia ( el, Κυπαρισσιακός Κόλπος, ''Kyparissiakos Kolpos'') is a long, curving indentation along the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. It lies between Cape Katakolo at the north end and Cape Kon ...

, a bay of the Ionian Sea, near the village

Giannitsochori Giannitsochori ( el, Γιαννιτσοχώρι) is a village in the municipality of Zacharo, southern Elis, Greece. It is situated in the narrow coastal plains along the Ionian Sea, 2 km north of the mouth of the river Neda, at the foot of ...

Places along the river

The Neda flows along the villages Neda, Kakaletri,

Karyes Karyes (Greek: Καρυές, before 1930: Αράχωβα - ''Arachova'') is a village of the Peloponnese peninsula, which is located in the southern part of Greece. The Peloponnese is made up of a number of states and Karyes belongs to the state ...

and

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Landforms of Elis Landforms of Messenia Rivers of Greece Rivers of Peloponnese (region) Rivers of Western Greece Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea {{Greece-river-stub

Geography

Places along the river

See also

References