Gallikos

The Gallikos is a river in , . It was known as the Echedoros in antiquity and the Gomaropnichtis in the Middle Ages. The current name probably derives from the ancient Roman colony of Callicum near the river.
Wikipedia
Photo: Christaras A, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Central Macedonia region, Greece
  • Also known as: “Echedoras”, “Echedoros”, “Échédoros”, “Ekhédhoros”, “Equidor”, “Equidoro”, “Galikos”, “Galikós”, “Gallikos Potamos”, “Gallikos River”, “Gomaropnichtis”, “Rio Galikos”, “Γομαροπνίχτης”, “Εχεδώρος”, “Εχέδωρος”, and “Эхидор, Эхедор, Эхедорос”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Araplí and Menemeni.

Town
Nea Magnisia, before 1927 known as Arapli, is a town and a community of the . is situated 6 km north of Gallikos.

Suburb
Photo: Pavlos1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area… is situated 7 km northeast of Gallikos.

Suburb
Photo: Georgios86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ampelokipoi is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area… is situated 8 km east of Gallikos.

Gallikos

Latitude
40.63188° or 40° 37′ 55″ north
Longitude
22.8365° or 22° 50′ 11″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
8GG4JRJP+QJ
Geo­Names ID
736198
Wiki­data ID
Q1492459
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Gallikos” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գալլիկոս”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Gallikos”
  • Bulgarian: “Галик”
  • Catalan: “Gal·likós”
  • Cebuano: “Gallikós Potamós”
  • Chinese: “加利科斯河”
  • Dutch: “Gallikos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جاليكوس”
  • Estonian: “Gallikós”
  • Finnish: “Gallikós”
  • French: “Gallikо́s”
  • Georgian: “გალიკოსი”
  • German: “Gallikos”
  • Greek: “Γαλλικός ποταμός”
  • Greek: “Γαλλικός Ποταμός”
  • Greek: “Γαλλικός”
  • Irish: “Gallikos”
  • Lithuanian: “Galikas”
  • Macedonian: “Галик”
  • Russian: “Галикос”
  • Spanish: “Río Galikós”
  • Swedish: “Gallikós Potamós”

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Localities in the Area

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