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Vólos (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.3667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 56 45 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.9458 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 16.404 feet |
5.0000 meters |
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Note: Was important Mycenaean palace center; located in area of very ancient habitation, including nearby Sesklo & Dimini; legendary Jason & Argonauts sailed from this area; Vólos survived Saracen invasions of 902 CE; damaged by severe earthquake in 1955. |
Names: |
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| Vólos (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Volos (C,O)
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| Volo (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Bolos (C,O)
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| Iolcus (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Βόλος (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Gholos (H,V)
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............ | Turkish name |
| Iolcos (H,V)
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............ | name of Bronze Age settlement here |
| Iolkos (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
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Thessaly (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Magnisía (regional division) (P) |
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Vólos (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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inhabited during Bronze Age or earlier |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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excavations were begun in 1956 |
| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Demetrias .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Greece, Thessaly, Magnesía regional division) [7010771] |
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