Samiko (, before 1923: Αλή Τσελεπή - ''Ali Tselepi'') is a village in the municipality of

Skillounta Skillounta is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Elis (regional unit), Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal ...

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. It is situated on a hill near the

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, 2 km south of

Kallikomo Kallikomo (Greek: Καλλίκωμο) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated 5 km from the Ionian Sea, 3 km west of Krestena, 5 km north of Kato Samiko and 16 km southeast ...

, 2 km southeast of

Raches Raches () is a village and a former municipality on the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. With a population of 2,282 inhabitants ...

, 3 km north of Kato Samiko and 4 km southwest of

Krestena Krestena () is a town and a community in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration. Krestena is situated in the low hills betwe ...

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Samiko takes its name from the ancient Elean city Samikon (), which was also known as ''Samos'' and ''Samia''. It was probably identical with the

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ic ''

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''. Samikon was located in the ancient country of

Triphylia Triphylia (, ''Trifylia'', "the country of the three tribes") was an area of the ancient Peloponnese. Strabo and Pausanias both describe Triphylia as part of Elis, and it fell at times under the domination of the city of Elis, but Pausanias ...

, near the river Anigros. Near the city and the river was the cave of the Anigrid nymphs. The water here reputedly cured skin diseases.

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'' 8.3 The remains of ancient Samikon have been found on a hill 1 km south of Kato Samiko.

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{{Skillounta Populated places in Elis Andritsaina-Krestena Skillounta Geography of ancient Elis Cities in ancient Peloponnese

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