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Irakleia (other)
Irakleia (Ηράκλεια) may refer to several places in Greece: * Irakleia, Arta, a municipal unit in Arta regional unit *Irakleia, Elis, a village in Elis *Irakleia, Cyclades, an island in the Cyclades *Irakleia, Serres, a municipality in Serres regional unit *Irakleia, Phthiotis, a village in Phthiotis regional unit See also * Heraklion (other) * Heraclea (other) Heraclea, Heracleia, Herakleia, or Heraclia ( grc, Ἡράκλεια) may refer to: Places * Heraclea (island), in the Aegean Sea, today called Iraklia or Irakleia Ancient cities In Asia * Heraclea Cybistra, Konya Province, Turkey ** Ereğli, Kon ... * Irakleio (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irakleia, Arta
Irakleia ( el, Ηράκλεια) is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Georgios Karaiskakis Georgios Karaiskakis ( el, Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης), born Georgios Karaiskos ( el, Γεώργιος Καραΐσκος; 1782 – 1827), was a famous Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence. Early l ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.887 km2. It had a population of 1,239 in 2011. The seat of the municipality was in Ano Kalentini. References Populated places in Arta (regional unit) Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality) {{Epirus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irakleia, Elis
Irakleia ( el, Ηράκλεια, before 1915: Μπρούμα - ''Brouma'') is a village in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 272. Irakleia is located 3 km northwest of Pelopio, 6 km southeast of Karatoula, 7 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km northeast of Pyrgos. Population History Irakleia was named after Heracleia, a town of the ancient Eleans, located about 50 stadia (9 km) from Olympia and near the river Kytheros. It had a spring and a sanctuary of the Ionides: the nymphs Calliphaea, Synallasia, Pegaea and Iasis. It was believed that the spring water cured all sorts of aches and pains.Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ... V See also * List of settlements in Elis References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irakleia, Cyclades
Irakleia or Heraklia ( el, Ηρακλειά; grc, Ἡράκλεια) is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was officially 141 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and its land area . It is a small island between the islands of Naxos and Ios. Close to Schoinoussa, Koufonisi, Donoussa, and Keros, together they form the Lesser Cyclades. The port is called Agios Georgios, while the "capital"/chora on the top of the island is called Panagia (Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...). The biggest caves in the Cyclades are located on Irakleia. Irakleia can be reached by ferries from Athens, Naxos and Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irakleia, Serres
Irakleia ( el, Ηράκλεια, before 1926: Τζουμαγιά - ''Tzoumagia'') is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. Population 21,145 (2011). The seat of the municipality is the town of Irakleia, which was formerly known as "Lower Jumaya" (in tr, Barakli Cuma or Cuma-i Zir ("Lower Juma" in Ottoman Turkish); in bg, Долна Джумая, ''Dolna Dzhumaya'';Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Έθνους. Εκδοτική Αθηνών, Αθήνα 1978. , σελ. 228-229Map of the Italian Instituto Geografico de Agostini, showing the distribution of schools, churches, monasteries in the Ottoman vilayet of Saloniki/ref> and in rup, Giumaia di-Nghios). "Upper Dzhumaya" is modern Blagoevgrad, located in Bulgaria. In the Serres area, during Ottoman times, Aromanians settled in modern Irakleia. Some Aromanians still live in the city today, with Bulgarian researcher Vasil Kanchov even saying that, as of when he visited the town, the 1250 Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irakleia, Phthiotis
Irakleia ( el, Ηράκλεια) is a village in Phthiotis, Greece. It is located in the plain between Mount Oeta and the Malian Gulf, near the city of Lamia. In the Ottoman period it was known as ''Moustafabei'' (Μουσταφάμπεη), after a local Ottoman landlord. It retained this name until 4 July 1915, when it was renamed to ''Irakleia Trachinias'' (Ηράκλεια Τραχινίας), after the nearby ancient city of Heraclea in Trachis. It received its present name on 16 October 1940. Since the establishment of the independent Kingdom of Greece, the settlement has been part of the Phthiotis Prefecture Phthiotis ( el, Φθιώτιδα, ''Fthiótida'', ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is border ... (originally in 1835–1899 and again in 1909–1943 the Phthiotis and Phocis Prefecture). It belonged first to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraklion (other)
Heraklion ( el, Ἡράκλειον; alternative spellings: ''Iraklio'', ''Iraklion'', ''Irakleio'', ''Herakleion'') is a Greek city name referring to Herakles and most notably used for Heraklion, the administrative capital and largest city of Crete and the fifth largest in Greece. Heraklion may also refer to: __NOTOC__ Ancient * Herakleion (Pieria), in ancient Macedon, Greece *Heracleion, an ancient city near Alexandria, Egypt Modern *Irakleio, Attica, a suburban city in the Athens urban area * Irakleio, Corinthia, a village in Corinthia *Irakleio, Thessaloniki, a village in Thessaloniki Prefecture Ships * 1925-1993, a coaster, originally SS Manganese * 1949-1966, a roll on/roll off car ferry, originally SS Leicestershire. Lost in a storm with about 220 deaths out of about 260 aboard; one of the greatest maritime disasters in Greek history. See also * Heracleum (other) Heracleum may mean *The plant genus ''Heracleum'' (plant) *An alternative spelling of Herakleio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraclea (other)
Heraclea, Heracleia, Herakleia, or Heraclia ( grc, Ἡράκλεια) may refer to: Places * Heraclea (island), in the Aegean Sea, today called Iraklia or Irakleia Ancient cities In Asia * Heraclea Cybistra, Konya Province, Turkey ** Ereğli, Konya, the modern city * Heraclea ad Latmum, near Lake Bafa, Turkey * Heraclea Pontica, Zonguldak Province, Turkey ** Karadeniz Ereğli, the modern city * Heraclea (Aeolis), a place in Aeolis near Melampagos, Turkey * Heraclea (Lydia), a place in Lydia near Sipylus, Turkey * Heraclea Salbace, a place in Caria near Mount Salbacus, Turkey * , a place in Media (region), Media (modern-day Iran) In Europe * Heraclea (Thracian Chersonese), a town in the Thracian Chersonese, now in Turkey * Heraclea Lucania, Lucanian district of southern Italy * Heraclea Lyncestis, a town founded by Philip II of Macedon near the modern town of Bitola, North Macedonia * Heraclea Minoa, a town on the south coast of Sicily * Heraclea Perinthus, city of ancient Thrace, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |