Dimaina ( el, Δήμαινα) is a small village with 435 residents in
Argolis
Argolis or Argolida ( el, Αργολίδα , ; , in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tri ...
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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 wit ...
. With
Nea Epidavros
Nea Epidavros ( gr, Νέα Επίδαυρος, ) also written Nea Epidaurus is a village in Argolis regional unit, Greece. It is located in the east of Argolis peninsula, 40 km east of Nafplio. Epidavros is mainly known for First National A ...
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Palaia Epidavros
Palaia Epidavros or Palaia Epidauros (also Palea Epidavros and Palea Epidauros; Greek: Παλαιά Επίδαυρος) is a small town in the Argolis prefecture of the Peloponnese . Today also called Archaia Epidauros (Αρχαία Επίδαυρ� ...
, Tracheia and
Koliaki it is part of the
Epidaurus
Epidaurus ( gr, Ἐπίδαυρος) was a small city ('' polis'') in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: '' Palaia Epidavros'' and '' Nea Epidavros''. Since 2010 they belong ...
municipality.
Near Dimaina there is famous monastery of Taxiarchon built in 15th century. The founder of the monastery was the
Patriarch Niphon of Constantinople.
Historical population
References
Populated places in Argolis
Epidaurus
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