Lykaio
Lykaio is a village in Arcadia, Greece, part of the municipality of Megalopoli. Home of the legendary Lykaios family who were great soldiers in Greece.- Type: Village with 47 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Derboúni”, “Líkaion”, and “Lykaio, Arcadia”
- Postal code: 22025
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lycosura.
Lycosura
Archaeological site
Photo: Nefasdicere, CC BY 2.5.
Lycosura was a city in the ancient Parrhasia region of south Arcadia said by Pausanias to be the oldest city in the world, although there is no evidence for its existence before the fourth century BCE. Lycosura is situated 3½ km southeast of Lykaio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kastanochóri and Lykosoura.
Kastanochóri
Village
Kastanochori is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the southeastern foothills of mount Lykaion, at about 750 m elevation. It is 2 km east of Lykaio, 3 km southwest of Isoma Karyon and 10 km west of Megalopoli.
Lykosoura
Village
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lykosoura is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Lykaio.
Isoma Karyon
Village
Isoma Karyon is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the eastern foothills of mount Lykaion, at 470 m elevation. It is 2 km northwest of Kato Karyes, 6 km south of Karytaina and 8 km northwest of Megalopoli. Isoma Karyon is situated 4 km northeast of Lykaio.
Lykaio
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Megalopoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.41372° or 37° 24′ 49″ northLongitude
22.00216° or 22° 0′ 8″ eastPopulation
47Elevation
809 metres (2,654 feet)Open location code
8G94C272+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 847956167OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
258376Wikidata ID
Q6707836
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Lykaio” goes by many names.
- French: “Lýkeo (Arcadie)”
- French: “Lýkeo”
- Greek: “Lýkaio”
- Greek: “Lýkaion”
- Greek: “Δερμπούνι”
- Greek: “Λύκαιο Αρκαδίας”
- Greek: “Λύκαιο”
- Greek: “Λύκαιον”
- Pontic: “Δερμπούνι”
- Romanian: “Lykaio”
- Russian: “Ликео”
- Russian: “Ликеон”
- Turkish: “Dermi”
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