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Q189901
Sign in to savecity in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece
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Argos, known locally as Άργος, is a city and polis located in the Peloponnese region of Greece. It serves as the capital of the Argos-Mykines Municipality. The city has a population of 24,630 and sits at an elevation of 27 meters above sea level. Its official name is Άργος, and the demonym for its residents is Argivi.
The local dialing code for Argos is 2751, and it uses the license plate code AP. Postal codes for the area include 21200, 21231, and 21232. The city is twinned with Abbeville, Ardea, Episkopi, and Mtskheta. Peter the Wonderworker is the patron saint of the city.
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Place details
- Locality
- Άργος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 22,209
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polis
- Official name
- Άργος
- Demonym
- Argivi
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 22209
- Elevation
- 27
- Official website
- www.argos.gr
- Image
- The city of Argos from the Castle of Larissa on September 5, 2020.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2751
- Licence plate code
- AP
- Patron saint
- Peter the Wonderworker
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- Commons category
- Argos, Peloponnese
- topic's main category
- Category:Argos, Peloponnese
- twinned administrative body
- Argoncilhe
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Argos, Peloponnese
- postal code
- 21232
- P8168
- Islam in Uganda
- located in/on physical feature
- Peloponnese
- P12749
- Cagayan de Oro
- native label
- Άργος
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Encyclopedic overview
Argos (/ˈɑːrɡɒs, -ɡəs/; Greek: Άργος [ˈarɣos]; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος [árɡos]) is a city and a former municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Argolis, having nearly twice the population of its capital, Nafplio.
Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.138 km. It is 11 kilometres (7 miles) from Nafplio, which was its historic harbour. A settlement of great antiquity, Argos has been continuously inhabited as at least a substantial village for the past 7,000 years.
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