Cephalonia
Sign in to saveKefalonia or Cephalonia ( ), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region. It was a former Latin Catholic diocese Kefalonia–Zakynthos (Cefalonia–Zante) and short-lived titular see as just Kefalonia. The largest cities of Cephalonia are Argostoli and Lixouri.
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Cephalonia is the largest of the Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece and the sixth-largest island in all of Greece. It has historically been significant as a former Catholic diocese and today functions as a separate regional unit within the Ionian Islands region, with its main cities being Argostoli and Lixouri.
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Key facts
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- Cephalonia
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- Περιφερειακή ενότηταΚεφαλληνίας
- Greece place.type
- regional unit
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Asos, Kefalonia.jpg
- Greece place.caption_skyline
- View of Asos
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- 2011 Dimos Kefalonias.png
- Greece place.map_caption
- Cephalonia within the Ionian Islands
- Greece place.periph
- Ionian Islands
- Greece place.seat
- Argostoli
- Greece place.area
- 773
- Greece place.elevation
- 1628
- Greece place.population
- 36064
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50 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Legend
- Archaic and Classical Periods
- Hellenistic and Roman Periods
- Middle Ages
- Venetian rule
- French, Ionian state period and British rule
- Union with Greece
- World War II
- Earthquake of 1953
- Recent history
- Archaeology
- Population: historical evolution
- Ecclesiastical history
- Geography
- Mountains
- Capes
- Flora
- Fauna
- Climate
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Olive oil production
- Tourism
- Culture
- Monasteries and churches
- Music
- Literature and film
- Museums
- Higher education
- Sport
- Baseball
- Cycling
- Football
- Waterpolo, water sports
- Transportation
- Harbours and ports
- Roads
- Public transportation
- Airport
- Administration
- Notable people and residents
- Gallery
- Reception
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( ), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region. It was a former Latin Catholic diocese Kefalonia–Zakynthos (Cefalonia–Zante) and short-lived titular see as just Kefalonia. The largest cities of Cephalonia are Argostoli and Lixouri.
== History == ===Antiquity=== ====Legend==== thumb|Excavations from Melissani in the Archaeological Museum of Argostoli