Isthmia

Isthmia is a Greek village and community 7.5 km southeast of . It is located in the south entry of . The community spreads in the place where the Isthmian Games were held in antiquity.
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  • Type: Village with 1,030 residents
  • Description: village in Greece, Peloponnese, Corinthia
  • Also known as: “Isthmia, Corinthia” and “Isthmós”
  • Postal code: 20010

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isthmia Submersible Bridge and Istmia.

Bridge
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Archaeological site
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Isthmia was an ancient sanctuary of Poseidon on the territory of the ancient city-state of and located on the in Greece. It was famous in antiquity for the Isthmian Games and its .

Archaeological site
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The Temple of Isthmia is an ancient Greek temple on the dedicated to the god Poseidon and built in the Archaic Period. It is about 16 kilometers east of ancient , at the site of ancient Isthmia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gefyra Isthmou and Kehries.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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Kechries is a village in the municipality of in in , part of the community of Xylokeriza. Population 319. It takes its name from the ancient port town Kenchreai or Cenchreae, which was situated at the same location. is situated 4 km southwest of Isthmia.

Village
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Sousaki is a dormant volcano and modern solfatara field in northeastern , , at the northwest end of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The volcano was active during the Pliocene and early Quaternary periods of the Earth's geological history. is situated 5 km east of Isthmia.

Isthmia

Latitude
37.91556° or 37° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
23.00457° or 23° 0′ 17″ east
Population
1,030
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR ITM
Open location code
8G95W283+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 301280384
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
261721
Wiki­data ID
Q12878199
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Isthmia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إسثميا، كورينثيا”
  • Arabic: “إسثميا”
  • Cebuano: “Isthmía”
  • Chinese: “伊斯米亚”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اسثميا”
  • Finnish: “Isthmía”
  • German: “Isthmia”
  • Greek: “Isthmía”
  • Greek: “Ισθμία Κορινθίας”
  • Greek: “Ίσθμια Κορινθίας”
  • Greek: “Ισθμία”
  • Russian: “Истмия”
  • Russian: “Истхмиа”
  • Swedish: “Isthmía”
  • “Isthmia”

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