Gialova Lagoon

Gialova Lagoon – also known as Divari, from the Latin word vivarium, meaning "fishery" – is a brackish body of water in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, Greece, about 8 kilometres north of .
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  • Type: Lagoon
  • Description: lagoon northwest of Gialova, Greece
  • Also known as: “Dagh Liani”, “Dhangliani”, “Divari”, and “Divari lagoon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Navarino castle and Nestor’s cave.

Castle
Photo: Steve-milea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 13th-century Frankish fortress near , . It is one of two castles guarding the bay on which it sits; the other is the Ottoman-built New Navarino.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nicholas Papastamatiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Voidokilia and Petrochori.

Photo: Gmichalagas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beach is a popular beach in Messinia in the Mediterranean area. In the shape of the Greek letter omega, its sand forms a semicircular strip of dunes.

Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village on Navarino Bay in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor in the regional unit of Messenia in the south-west , , about six kilometres north of . The name derives from Greek γιαλός and Turkish ova, i.e. "lowland shore". is situated 3 km southeast of Gialova Lagoon.

Gialova Lagoon

Latitude
36.96183° or 36° 57′ 43″ north
Longitude
21.67149° or 21° 40′ 17″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
8G83XM6C+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146968279
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lagoon
Geo­Names ID
262855
Wiki­data ID
Q24910881
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Satellite Map

Discover Gialova Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Swedish—“Gialova Lagoon” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Гиалова”
  • Belarusian: “Дзьялава”
  • Cebuano: “Divári”
  • Finnish: “Giálovan laguuni”
  • French: “Lagune de Gialova”
  • German: “Gialova Lagune”
  • Greek: “Λιμνοθάλασσα Γιάλοβας”
  • Indonesian: “Laguna Gialova”
  • Russian: “Гиалова”
  • Russian: “Дивари”
  • Russian: “лагуна Гиалова”
  • Russian: “Ялова”
  • Spanish: “Laguna de Yálova”
  • Swedish: “Divári”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Divari and Voidokilia Beach.

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