Xerias
The Xerias, is an arroyo in the Argolid in Greece. Its ancient name was Charadros, which is still used, although its Demotic name is by far the most common and used on modern maps. Under its ancient name, it is described in Pausanias's Description of Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: seasonal river/torrent in Argolis, Greece
- Also known as: “Charadros” and “Xerias Potamos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Basil and Argos Railway Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Argos and Nea Kios.
Argos
Photo: Khpd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argos is a city in the Peloponnese, Greece. It's one of the most ancient settlements in Europe still inhabited.
Nea Kios
Town
Nea Kios is a small town and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. Nea Kios is situated 3 km south of Xerias.
Kefalari
Village
Photo: Αμαλία Κοκκίνου, Public domain.
Kefalari is the name of the village and community in Argolis. The village is located southwest of Argos, Peloponnese. The village developed around a large geologically significant karst spring. Kefalari is situated 4½ km southwest of Xerias.
Xerias
- Categories: seasonal river and body of water
- Location: Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Xerias” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Xeriás Potamós”
- Greek: “Xeriás Potamós”
- Greek: “Ξεριάς Άργους”
- Greek: “Ξεριάς Ποταμός”
- Greek: “Ξεριάς”
- Greek: “Ξηριάς”
- Greek: “Χάραδρος”
- Latvian: “Kseriasa”
- Swedish: “Xeriás Potamós”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Argos and Roman baths of Argos.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Xerias”. Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.