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Cleonae

Cleonae or Kleonai was a city in ancient Peloponnesus, described by writers of the Roman period as a city of Argolis, but never included in the Argeia or territory of , in the flourishing period of Greek history.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient polis between Argos and Corinth
  • Also known as: “Ancient Kleonai”, “Cleone of Argolis”, “Kleonai”, and “Kleonaí”
  • Address: Νεμέα

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nemea and Temple of Hercules.

Archaeological site
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is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the , in . Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in ancient Argolis, it is today situated in the regional unit of . is situated 4 km west of Cleonae.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km east of Cleonae.

Archaeological site
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The Stadium at Nemea sits on the ancient site of in the modern day region of . Here, ancient Greek athletes participated in the stadion only meters away from the Temple of Zeus. The Nemea Stadium played a big part in the ancient Olympics. is situated 3½ km west of Cleonae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Archaies Kleones and Archaia Nemea.

Village
is a settlement in , in the municipality of , with a population of 540 residents according to 2021 census. It is situated on a hillside, 15 km east of Nemea and 24 km southwest of .

Village
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is a village about 27 km southwest of in named after the nearby ruins of the ancient site of . The old name of this place was Iraklion. is situated 4½ km west of Cleonae.

Hamlet
Argos is a city and former municipality in , , Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and one of the oldest in Europe. is situated 5 km southwest of Cleonae.

Cleonae

Latitude
37.81723° or 37° 49′ 2″ north
Longitude
22.75373° or 22° 45′ 13″ east
Elevation
319 metres (1,047 feet)
Open location code
8G94RQ83+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1795370025
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
259681
Wiki­data ID
Q1774167
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Cleonae” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cleones antic”
  • Catalan: “Cleones”
  • Dutch: “Antik Kleonai”
  • Dutch: “Cleonae”
  • Dutch: “Kleonai”
  • Finnish: “Archaies Kleones”
  • Finnish: “Cleonae”
  • Finnish: “Kleonai”
  • French: “Anciénne Kleonai”
  • French: “Cleone d’Argolis”
  • German: “Antikes Kleonai”
  • German: “Kleonai”
  • Greek: “Αρχαίες Κλεωνές Αργολίδας”
  • Greek: “Αρχαίες Κλεωνές”
  • Greek: “Κλεωναί Αργολίς”
  • Greek: “Κλεωνές Αργολίς”
  • Hebrew: “קלאונאי”
  • Indonesian: “Kleonai (Argolis)”
  • Indonesian: “Kleonai”
  • Italian: “Cleone di Argolide”
  • Italian: “Cleone”
  • Latvian: “Kleonas”
  • Polish: “Kleonaj”
  • Russian: “Клеоны”
  • Turkish: “Cleonae”
  • Turkish: “Cleonæ”
  • Turkish: “Kleonai”
  • Ukrainian: “Клеони”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Cleonae”. Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.