Araxos
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Araxos (, ) is a village and community in Larissos municipal unit, within West Achaea, in northwestern Achaea, Greece. It is located about 29 km southwest of Patras. The community of Araxos consists of the villages of Araxos, Akrotirio Araxos, and Taxiarches. Araxos is located in the coastal plains near Cape Araxos, which separates the Gulf of Patras from the Ionian Sea.
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Λαρισσού
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 218
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- located in/on physical feature
- Peloponnese
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- Araxos
- postal code
- 252 00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- native label
- Άραξος
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- Strofilia Wetlands Natural Park
- Historical population
- Climate
- Araxos Air Base
- Araxos Airport
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Araxos (, ) is a village and community in Larissos municipal unit, within West Achaea, in northwestern Achaea, Greece. It is located about 29 km southwest of Patras. The community of Araxos consists of the villages of Araxos, Akrotirio Araxos, and Taxiarches. Araxos is located in the coastal plains near Cape Araxos, which separates the Gulf of Patras from the Ionian Sea.
The Prokopos lagoon is to the southwest of the Araxos village and Kalogria (or Pappas or Araxos) lagoon is to the north. Also to the north are the Mavra Vouna hills, with Cape Araxos as their northernmost point. Araxos is 4 km west of Lakkopetra, 1 km west of Araxos Airport, 5 km north of Metochi, and 13 km west of Kato Achaia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Araxos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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