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Argolis ( Argolída, ; Argolís in ancient Greek

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic Greece , Classical Greece , and Hellenistic civilization periods of ancient Greece and the classical antiquity....
and Katharevousa

Katharevousa

Katharevousa , is a form of the Greek language conceived in the early 19th century by Greeks intellectual and revolutionary leader Adamantios Korais ....
) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece

Prefectures of Greece

Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 Super-prefectures of Greece and 54 prefectures or nomes ....
. It is located in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. Most arable land lies in the central part. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges

Orange (fruit)

An orange?specifically, the sweet orange?is the citrus Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a Hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo and tangerine ....
and olive

Olive

The Olive is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Turkey and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea....
s, and beaches are found in the south and east; mountains and hills dominate the west, northeast and east.

It is bounded by Arcadia

Arcadia

Arcadia, Arkad?a , or Arcady is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas....
to the west and southwest, Corinthia

Corinth

Corinth, or Korinth Corinth is now the capital of the Prefectures of Greece of Corinthia. The city is surrounded by the coastal townlets of Lechaio, Isthmia, Kechries, and the inland townlets of Examilia and the archaeological site....
to the north, the Saronic Gulf

Saronic Gulf

The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. It is the eastern terminus of the Corinth Canal, which cuts across the isthmus....
, the Attica

Attica

Attica is a Peripheries of Greece in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. Attica is subdivided into the prefectures of Greece of Athens Prefecture, Piraeus Prefecture, East Attica and West Attica....
prefecture and the Troezen

Troezen

Troezen , modern: Troizina or Trizina is a small town in the northeastern Peloponnese, located southwest of Athens and a few miles south of Methana....
area to the east and southeast over water, and the Argolic Gulf

Argolic Gulf

The Argolic Gulf is a small gulf off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece, opening into the Aegean Sea. Its main island is Spetses. This gulf and its islands are sometimes combined with the Saronic Gulf and Saronic Islands, with the result called the Argo-Saronic Gulf and the Argo-Saronic Islands....
to the south.

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Argolis ( Argolída, ; Argolís in ancient Greek

Ancient Greek

Katharevousa

Prefectures of Greece

Orange (fruit)

Olive

Arcadia

Arcadia, Arkad?a , or Arcady is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas....
to the west and southwest, Corinthia

Corinth

Saronic Gulf

Attica

Troezen

Argolic Gulf

Lyrkeia

Lyrkeia is a municipality in Argolis, Greece. Population 2,901 ....
and Trachy

Trachy

Trachy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sosnicowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sosnicowice, west of Gliwice, and west of the regional capital Katowice....
in the northwest.

History

Parts of the history of the area can be found in Argos

Argos

Argos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplion, which was its historic harbour, named for Nauplius ....
, Nafplio, Troezen

Troezen

Troezen , modern: Troizina or Trizina is a small town in the northeastern Peloponnese, located southwest of Athens and a few miles south of Methana....
(now part of Piraeus prefecture), Hermione

Hermione

Hermione is a female given name and may refer to:Persons*Hermione of Ephesus , an early Christian martyr*Hermione Baddeley , English actress...
, Kranidi

Kranidi

Kranidi or Kranidhi , older forms Kranidio, Kranidion and Kranidhion is a town located in the southern part of Argolis in the Peloponnese, Greece....
, Tolo

Tolo

Tolo may mean:*Tolo , a regional U.S. term for a type of school dance where females invite males.*Tolo Toys, a toy brand.*Tolo TV, an Afghan TV station...
.

From 1833 to 1899, the prefecture was part Argolidocorinthia

Argolidocorinthia

Argolidocorinthia is an old Grecan prefecture in the eastern Peloponnese that existed from 1833 to 1899 and again from 1909 to 1949. In 1949, following the victory of the Royalists in the Greek civil war, the prefecture was split in three....
, which included Hydra

Hydra, Saronic Islands

Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, located in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf. It is separated from the Peloponnese by the narrow Hydra Gulf....
, Spetses

Spetses

Spetses is an island of Greece, sometimes included as one of the Saronic Islands. Until 1948, it was part of the old prefecture of Argolidocorinthia, which is now split into Argolis and Corinthia....
and Kythira

Kythira

Kythira is an island of Greece, historically part of the Ionian Islands. It lies opposite the eastern tip of the Peloponnesos peninsula. It is administratively part of the Piraeus Prefecture although geographically distant from the prefecture's population center....
. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, the prefecture was finally separated from Corinthia. See also Argolidocorinthia
Argolidocorinthia

Argolidocorinthia is an old Grecan prefecture in the eastern Peloponnese that existed from 1833 to 1899 and again from 1909 to 1949. In 1949, following the victory of the Royalists in the Greek civil war, the prefecture was split in three....
.

In early 1998, a flash flood carrying muddy water swept through the valley near Argos and devastated citrus crops and other area agriculture, including olives and other crops, and grazing areas. Damages were several million drachmas, then still the currency of Greece.

Transport

The area is connected by highways:

E65
E65

E65 may refer to:* BMW E65/E66, a BMW car platform* Eiffel 65, a Europop band from Italy* European route E65, a European road* Nokia E65, a smartphone...
(northwest)
Greek National Road 7
Greek National Road 7

Greek National Road 7 is a motorway in Peloponnese, Greece. It begins at a motorway intersection with Greek National Road 8A outside Corinth and ends at Kalamata, passing through Tripoli, Greece....
Greek National Road 70
Greek National Road 70

Greek National Road 70 is a highway linking Argos, Nafplio, Epidavros, and Corinth. It is one of the few highways that run eastward while ending north....
(east)

Communications

Newspapers

Argeiakon Bima - Argos
Argos

Argos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplion, which was its historic harbour, named for Nauplius ....
Ta Nea tis Argolidos - Nafplio

Radio

Argaiki Radiofonia - Argos
Argos Radio Deejay - Argos - 96.2 FM
Cool FM - Argos, Kefalari - 90.7 FM
Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou - Nafplio
Radio Argolida - Nafplio - 90.2 FM
Radio Ermionida - Ermioni
Radio Kranidi - Kranidi
Style 89.6 - Argos - 89.6 FM

Television

Max TV

Municipalities and communities

Municipality	Municipal code	Seat (if different)	Postal code
Argos Argos Argos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplion, which was its historic harbour, named for Nauplius ....	0402		212 00
Asini Asini Asini is a municipality in Argolis, Greece. Population 6,117 . The seat of the municipality is in Drepano....	0403	Drepano Drepano Drepano from the ancient name Drepanum may refer to:Drepano, Argolida a place in the Argolida prefectureDrepano, Achaia, village in the municipality of Rio, Achaia...	210 60
Asklipieio Asklipieio Asklipieio is a municipality in Argolis, Greece. Population 4,804 . The seat of the municipality is in Lygourio....	0404	Lygourio	210 52
Epidaurus Epidaurus Epidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. The modern town Epidavros , part of the prefecture of Argolis, was built near the ancient site....	0406	Archaía Epídavros	210 54
Ermioni Ermioni Ermioni is a small town and a popular tourist resort in the Peloponnesos, Greece. It is on a very small out-cropping of the land facing the island of Hydra, Saronic Islands....	0407		210 51
Koutsopodi Koutsopodi Koutsopodi is a municipality in Argolis, Greece. Population 3,575 ....	0408		210 00
Kranidi Kranidi Kranidi or Kranidhi , older forms Kranidio, Kranidion and Kranidhion is a town located in the southern part of Argolis in the Peloponnese, Greece....	0409		213 00
Lerna Lerna In classical Greece, Lerna was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos. Its site near the village Myloi, Argolis at the Argolic Gulf is most famous as the lair of the Lernaean Hydra, the chthonic many-headed water snake, a creature of great antiquity when Heracles killed it, as Heracles#Se...	0410	Myloi Myloi, Argolis Myloi or Myli, Mili , is a village and the seat of the municipality of Lerna in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Argolis. The old Greece Interstate 7 is about 100 m from the train station of Myloi and is also accessed by a rare road linking Nea Kios - Nafplio and the rest of central and eastern Argolis....	212 00
Lyrkeia Lyrkeia Lyrkeia is a municipality in Argolis, Greece. Population 2,901 ....	0411		210 58
Midea Midea, Greece Midea is a municipality in Argolis, Greece, with a population of 6,724 . The seat of the municipality is in Agia Triada, Argolis.Within the boundaries of the municipality are two significant archaeological sites dating to the bronze age or earlier....	0412	Agia Triada	210 55
Mykines Mykines, Greece Mykines or Mikines is a village and a municipality located 1 km west of the ancient site of Mycenae and 2 km east of Greece Interstate 7 linking Argos and Corinth....	0413		212 00
Nafplion Nafplion Nafplion or Nauplion is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf....	0414		211 00
Nea Kios Nea Kios Nea Kios , is a village and the seat of the municipality of Nea Kios in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Argolis. The old Greece Interstate 7 is about 6 km south....	0415		210 53
Nea Tiryntha Nea Tiryntha Nea Tiryntha is a municipality in Argolis, Greece. Population 3,680 ....	0416	Tíryns	211 00
Community	YPES code	Seat	Postal code
Achladokampos Achladokampos Achladokambos is a community in Argolis, Greece. Population 654 . It is located on a mountainside approximately midway between Argos and Tripoli,_Greece at an elevation of approximately 450 meters....	0405		210 57
Alea Alea, Greece Alea , accented form: Al?a is a village and a community in Argolis, Greece. Its 2001 population was 146 for the village and 793 for the community....	0401	Skoteiní	205 00

Provinces

Province of Argos
Argos

Argos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplion, which was its historic harbour, named for Nauplius ....
- Argos
Province of Nauplia - Nafplio
Province of Ermionis
Ermioni

Ermioni is a small town and a popular tourist resort in the Peloponnesos, Greece. It is on a very small out-cropping of the land facing the island of Hydra, Saronic Islands....
- Kranidi

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
.