Geraneia Mountains or Yerania Ori () are a mountain range in Corinthia and West Attica,

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. Its highest point is the peak ''Makryplagi'' (), elevation 1,351 m. It covers the northern part of the isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf. It spans 5–10 km from north to south and 30 km from east to west. The geography of Geraneia includes forests in the south, the west and the northern part at an elevation of under 900 to 1,000 m. Barren land is in the central part. The grasslands and some bushes lies to the northwest. Farmlands and some barren land lies to the south. The name of the mountain dates back to ancient times. During the

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, the Corinthians and their allies occupied the heights of Geraneia and marched to Megara with a large force. The

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pack of Geraneia Mountains is the southernmost in Greece, possibly in Europe, too.

Nearest places

* Agioi Theodoroi, south * Megara, east * Kineta, southeast * Loutraki, southwest

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Birds in the Geraneia Mountains
{{Authority control Landforms of Attica Landforms of Corinthia Mountain ranges of Greece Landforms of Peloponnese (region) Landforms of West Attica