Alorus
Alorus or Aloros was a town of ancient Macedonia in the district Bottiaea, placed by Stephanus of Byzantium in the innermost recess of the Thermaic Gulf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: ancient town of Macedonia
- Also known as: “Aloros”, “Áloros”, and “Káliani”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roman stone bridge.
Roman stone bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Roman stone bridge is situated 2½ km southeast of Alorus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tríkala and Prasinada.
Tríkala
Village
Trikala is a town in the eastern part of Imathia, Greece. The town is in the municipal unit of Platy. It is situated between the Aliakmon and Loudias rivers, southeast of Alexandreia. Tríkala is situated 3½ km west of Alorus.
Prasinada
Village
Prasinada is a village in the municipality of Alexandreia, Imathia, Greece. Prasinada is situated 8 km southwest of Alorus.
Nea Malgara
Town
Nea Malgara is a village and a community of the Delta municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Axios, of which it was a municipal district. Nea Malgara is situated 8 km east of Alorus.
Alorus
- Category: polis
- Location: Alexandreia, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Alorus” goes by many names.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alorus”. Photo: Zisis Tsampalis, CC BY-SA 3.0.