Farsala
Farsala, known in Antiquity as Pharsalos, is a town in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest settlements.
Photo: Jastrow, Public domain.- Type: Town with 9,800 residents
- Description: town in Thessaly, Greece
- Also known as: “Farsalo”, “Fársalos”, “Farzal”, “Pharsala”, “Pharsalia”, “Pharsalos”, “Фарсал”, “فارسالا، لاريسا”, “パルサロス”, “ファルサロス”, and “法萨卢斯”
- Postal code: 40300
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pharsalos ancient city and Castle of Farsala.
Farsala
Latitude
39.29496° or 39° 17′ 42″ north
Longitude
22.38479° or 22° 23′ 5″ east
Population
9,800
Elevation
145 metres (476 feet)
UN/LOCODE
GR FAR
Open location code
8GF479VM+XW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Vietnamese—“Farsala” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Φάρσαλος”
- Arabic: “فارسالا”
- Armenian: “Ֆարսալա”
- Asturian: “Farsala”
- Azerbaijani: “Farsala”
- Basque: “Farsalia”
- Bulgarian: “Фарсала”
- Catalan: “Farsàlia”
- Cebuano: “Dimos Farsala”
- Cebuano: “Fársala”
- Chinese: “法尔萨拉”
- Czech: “Farsala”
- Danish: “Farsalos”
- Dutch: “Farsala”
- Dutch: “Pharsalus”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فارسالا”
- Finnish: “Fársala”
- French: “Pharsale”
- Georgian: “ფარსალა”
- German: “Farsala”
- Greek: “Φάρσαλα”
- Greek: “Φάρσαλος” (historical)
- Hebrew: “פרסלוס”
- Italian: “Farsala”
- Japanese: “ファルサラ”
- Korean: “파르살라”
- Latin: “Pharsalus”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Farshala”
- Mazanderani: “فارسالا”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Farsalos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fársala”
- Norwegian: “Farsalos”
- Persian: “فارسال”
- Polish: “Farsala”
- Romanian: “Farsala”
- Russian: “Фарсала”
- Serbian: “Фарсала”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Farsala”
- Slovenian: “Farzala”
- Spanish: “Farsala”
- Spanish: “Farsalia”
- Swedish: “Fársala”
- Turkish: “Çatalca”
- Turkish: “Farsala”
- Urdu: “فارسلا”
- Vietnamese: “Farsala”
- “Φάρσαλα”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chaidaria and Stathmos Farsalaon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Farsala Intercity Bus Stop and Municipal Library of Farsalla.
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