Megali Chora
Megali Chora is a village in Agrinio, West Central Greece, West Greece and has about 1,260 residents. Megali Chora is situated nearby to the village Triantaiika, as well as near the hamlet Νέο Μπαμπαλιό.- Type: Village with 1,260 residents
- Description: village in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
- Also known as: “Megali Khora” and “Zapanti”
- Historically known as: “Zapándi” and “Zapándion”
- Postal code: 30100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Agrinium and Archaeological Museum of Agrinio.
Agrinium
Archaeological site
Agrinium or Agrinion was a town of ancient Aetolia, situated towards the northwest of Aetolia, near the Achelous River. Its name suggested that it was a town of the Agraei; but the narrative in Polybius would imply that it was not so far north.
Archaeological Museum of Agrinio
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Agrinio is a museum in the city of Agrinio in Aetolia-Acarnania, in Greece. It lies next to the Papastrateio Municipal Park and features artifacts dating back to Antiquity and Roman times from the area around Agrinio. Archaeological Museum of Agrinio is situated 3½ km southeast of Megali Chora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Triantaiika and Stratos.
Stratos
Village
Stratos is a settlement in central Aetolia-Acarnania, Western Greece. It is best known for its remains of the namesake ancient Greek city and capital of Acarnania, which lie on a hillside about 500m north of the modern village. Stratos is situated 6 km west of Megali Chora.
Octhia
Village
Ochthia is an Aromanian village and a community of the Agrinio municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality Stratos, of which it was a municipal district. Octhia is situated 8 km west of Megali Chora.
Megali Chora
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Agrinio, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.64832° or 38° 38′ 54″ northLongitude
21.37394° or 21° 22′ 26″ eastPopulation
1,260Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
8GC3J9XF+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 286653976OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
257434Wikidata ID
Q21570309
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Megali Chora” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميغالي كورا، أيتوليا كي أكارنانيا”
- Arabic: “ميغالي كورا”
- Cebuano: “Megáli Khóra”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميجالى كورا”
- French: “Megali Chora”
- German: “Megali Chora”
- Greek: “Ζαπάντι”
- Greek: “Μεγάλη Χώρα Αιτωλοακαρνανίας”
- Greek: “Μεγάλη Χώρα”
- Swedish: “Megáli Khóra”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Νέο Μπαμπαλιό and Diamantaiika.
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