Chalai or Chalaion was a town in

Phthiotis Phthiotis (, ''Fthiótida'' ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece (administrative region), Central Greece. The capital is the city of La ...

ancient Thessaly Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: , ''Thessalía'' or , ''Thettalía'') was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of ...

. The town's name is not attested directly, but s extrapolated from its

demonym A demonym (; ) or 'gentilic' () is a word that identifies a group of people ( inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place ( hamlet, village, town, city, region, ...

, . Its site has been located at a place called Tsournati, where archaeological remains from the Archaic and Classical periods have been found.

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Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Achaea Phthiotis Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Thessaly {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub