Pyli ( meaning "gate", before 1927: Δερβενοσάλεσι - ''Dervenosalesi'') is a village and a community in

Boeotia Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia (; modern Greek, modern: ; ancient Greek, ancient: ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Central Greece (adm ...

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. The community includes the villages Lefka, Panakto and Prasino. It was the seat of the former municipality of

Dervenochoria Dervenochoria () is a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit. In 2021 its population was 1,826. The municipal unit has an area of 222.9 ...

. The site of the ancient Attic fortress of Panactum is between the villages of Panakto and Prasino (formerly Kavasala).

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Pyli is situated at the eastern edge of the

Pastra Pastra () is a village and a community in the southeastern part of the island of Kefalonia, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Eleios-Pronnoi. The community consists of the villages Pastra and Kremmydi. Pastra is 2 km northeast ...

mountain. It is in a sparsely populated area, dominated by agriculture and forestry. It is 5 km west of

Skourta Skourta () is a village in Boeotia, Greece. It is part of the municipality Tanagra. It is situated northwest of the Parnitha mountain, in a rather sparsely populated area, dominated by agriculture and forestry. Skourta lies 4 km north of Ste ...

, 19 km north of

Elefsina Elefsina () or Eleusis ( ; ) is a suburban city and municipality in Athens metropolitan area. It belongs to West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is located in the Thriasio Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf. North of Elefsina ...

and 20 km southeast of Thebes. The Zoodochos Pigi Church, remnant of a medieval monastery, lies 5 km to the west.

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{{Tanagra div Dervenochoria Populated places in Boeotia Tanagra

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