Peloponnese
Messenia
Pylos-Nestoras

Koryfasi

Koryfasi is a village in , and has about 459 residents. Koryfasi is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Village with 459 residents
  • Description: village in Messenia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Korifasio”, “Korifásion”, “Koryfasio”, and “Koryfasion”
  • Historically known as: “Osmán Agá” and “Osmanaga”
  • Postal code: 24001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palace of Nestor and Griffin Warrior Tomb.

Castle
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The was an important centre in Mycenaean times, and described in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor's kingdom of "sandy ". The palace featured in the story of the Trojan War, as Homer tells us that Telemachus: The site is the best preserved Mycenaean Greek palace discovered. is situated 3 km north of Koryfasi.

Tomb
The is a Bronze Age shaft tomb dating to around 1450 BC, near the ancient city of in Greece. The grave was discovered by a research team sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and led by husband-and-wife archaeologists Jack L. is situated 3½ km north of Koryfasi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tragana and Romanos.

Village
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is a town in the municipality of , Messenia in . An early Bronze age cremation was found there.

Village
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or Romanou for locals is a village and a community in the municipality , Messenia, . It is 9 km north of . It is part of the Nestoras municipal unit.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Koryfasi.

Koryfasi

Latitude
37.00003° or 37° 0′ 0″ north
Longitude
21.68358° or 21° 41′ 1″ east
Population
459
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8G932M2M+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 961581625
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
259301
Wiki­data ID
Q12879280
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Koryfasi” goes by many names.
  • French: “Koryfásio”
  • Greek: “Koryfási”
  • Greek: “Koryfásion”
  • Greek: “Κορυφάσι”
  • Greek: “Κορυφάσιο Μεσσηνίας”
  • Greek: “Κορυφάσιο”
  • Greek: “Κορυφάσιον Μεσσηνίας”
  • Greek: “Κορυφάσιον”
  • Greek: “Οσμάναγα” (historical)
  • Russian: “Корифасьо”

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