Tourkovounia
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thumb|right|250px|The Tourkovounia seen from the slopes of Philopappos Hill. The Tourkovounia (), also known as Lykovounia (Λυκοβούνια, "wolf mountains") and in Antiquity called Anchesmos (), is a hill range in Athens, Attica. The name has also been transferred to a neighbourhood in Central Athens and a neighbourhood in Keratsini.
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- Instance of
- hill
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Attica Region
- Elevation
- 288
- Image
- Attica 06-13 Athens 19 View from Acropolis Hill.jpg
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- Tourkovounia
- native label
- Ἀγχεσμός
- writing system
- Greek alphabet
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thumb|right|250px|The Tourkovounia seen from the slopes of Philopappos Hill. The Tourkovounia (), also known as Lykovounia (Λυκοβούνια, "wolf mountains") and in Antiquity called Anchesmos (), is a hill range in Athens, Attica. The name has also been transferred to a neighbourhood in Central Athens and a neighbourhood in Keratsini.
Tourkovounia means "Turkish mountains". They are so named because of a large Turkish cemetery that existed there during the Ottoman period in Greece.
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