Akra
Akra is a hamlet in Tripoli, Arcadia and has about 20 residents. Akra is situated nearby to the village Agios Sostis, as well as near Episkopi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 20 residents
- Description: human settlement in Arcadia, Greece
- Also known as: “Omer Tsaousi”
- Postal code: 22012
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tegea and Temple of Athena Alea.
Tegea
Archaeological site
Photo: Gregor Hagedorn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tegea was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit with an area of 118.350 km2.
Temple of Athena Alea
Ruins
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Athena Alea was a sanctuary at Tegea in Ancient Greece, dedicated to Athena under the epithet Athena Alea; a syncretization between the Olympian goddess Athena and the local deity Alea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Sostis and Stadio.
Akra
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tripoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.47507° or 37° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
22.43056° or 22° 25′ 50″ eastPopulation
20Elevation
674 metres (2,211 feet)Open location code
8G94FCGJ+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 352867989OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
265424Wikidata ID
Q21590014
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