Argolis or Argolida ( , ; , in

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and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the

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Peloponnese The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...

, situated in the eastern part of the

peninsula and part of the

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area of Argolis, Arcadia and Corinthia. Much of the territory of this region is situated in the Argolid Peninsula.

Geography

Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and

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s. Argolis has a coastline on the Saronic Gulf in the northeast and on the

Argolic Gulf The Argolic Gulf (), also known as the Gulf of Argolis, is a gulf of the Aegean Sea off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece. It is about 50 km long and 30 km wide. Its main port is Nafplio, at its northwestern end. At the entrance ...

in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwest, Lyrkeio and Ktenia in the west, and Arachnaio and Didymo in the east. Argolis has land borders with Arcadia to the west and southwest, Corinthia to the north, and the Islands regional unit ( Troezen area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen.

History

Parts of the history of the area can be found in the articles on Argos,

Mycenae Mycenae ( ; ; or , ''Mykē̂nai'' or ''Mykḗnē'') is an archaeological site near Mykines, Greece, Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about south-west of Athens; north of Argos, Peloponnese, Argos; and sou ...

Epidaurus Epidaurus () 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 to the new municipality of Epi ...

Nafplio Nafplio or Nauplio () is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important tourist destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the Middle Ages du ...

, Troezen, Ermioni, Kranidi, Tiryns and Tolo.

Modern history

From 1833 to 1899, Argolis was part of Argolidocorinthia, which included present Corinthia, Hydra, Spetses and Kythira. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, Argolis was finally separated from Corinthia.

Administration

The regional unit Argolis is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Argos-Mykines (2) *

(''Epidavros'', 3) * Ermionida (4) *

(1)

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Argolis was created out of the former

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...

Argolis (). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.

Provinces

The

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of Argolis were: * Argos Province – Argos * Ermionida Province – Kranidi * Nafplia Province –

Transport

The area is connected by highways: * E65 (northwest) * Greek National Road 7 * Greek National Road 70 (east)

Communications

Newspapers

* Argeiakon Bima – Argos * Ta Nea tis Argolidos –

Radio

* Argaiki Radiofonia – Argos * Argos Radio Deejay – Argos – 96.2 FM * Cool FM – Argos, Kefalari – 90.7 FM * Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou –

* Orange FM – Argos – 91.1 FM * Radio Argolida – Nafplio – 90.2 FM * Radio Ermionida – Ermioni * Radio Kranidi – Kranidi * Style 89.6 – Argos – 89.6 FM

Television

References

Sources

* * {{Prefectures of Greece Prefectures of Greece 1899 establishments in Greece Regional units of Peloponnese (region)