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Also known as Peloponnese Periphery, Peloponnese (region)

one of the 13 administrative regions of Greece

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The Peloponnese is one of Greece's 13 administrative regions, located in the southern part of the country. It is historically significant as the site of ancient Greek civilizations and remains an important cultural and geographical area of modern Greece.

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Official website

Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
Country
Greece
Capital
Tripoli
Population
539535
Area
15489.96
Shares border with
Central Greece Region
Official website
www.ppel.gov.gr
Image
Krioneri Beach.jpg
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Peloponnesos
Commons category
Peloponnese Region
topic's main category
Category:Peloponnese (region)
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Peloponnesos
category of associated people
Category:People from the Peloponnese
language used
Modern Greek
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Encyclopedic overview

The Peloponnese Region (Greek: Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, romanized: Periféria Peloponnísou, [periˈferia pelopoˈnisu]) is a region in southern Greece. It borders Western Greece to the north and Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about 15,490 square kilometres (5,980 square miles). It covers most of the Peloponnese peninsula, except for the northwestern subregions of Achaea and Elis which belong to Western Greece and a small portion of the Argolid peninsula that is part of Attica.

Administration

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peloponnese Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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