Messenia

Messenia or Messinia is a regional unit in the southwestern part of the region, in . Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a prefecture covering the same territory.
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is the main city and port of Messenia region, in the southwestern part of , .

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, historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

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, formerly Methone or Modon, is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.

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or Corone is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.

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is a coastal town in western Messenia, overlooking the Ionian Sea. is a relaxed and relatively untouristed destination, making it a good base for exploring western Messenia.

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Beach is a popular beach in Messinia, southern , on the Ionian Sea. In the shape of the Greek letter omega, its sand forms a semicircular strip of dunes.

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is a village of the Municipality of - Nestoros. It is 5 km from Loutsa Beach of Finikounda, 7 km from Finikounda and 10 km from .

Messenia

Latitude of center
37.25° or 37° 15′ north
Longitude of center
21.8333° or 21° 50′ east
Population
167,000
Elevation
314 metres (1,030 feet)
Geo­Names ID
257149
Wiki­data ID
Q200315
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Messenia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسانية”
  • Arabic: “ميسينيا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Messeniya”
  • Basque: “Mesenia”
  • Basque: “Meseniako eskualdea”
  • Belarusian: “Месенія”
  • Bulgarian: “Месения”
  • Bulgarian: “Месиния”
  • Catalan: “Messènia”
  • Catalan: “Prefectura de Messènia”
  • Catalan: “Unitat perifèrica de Messènia”
  • Cebuano: “Nomós Messinías”
  • Chinese: “美塞尼亞”
  • Chinese: “麥西尼亞專區”
  • Chinese: “麥西尼亞州”
  • Chinese: “麦西尼亚”
  • Chinese: “麦西尼亚专区”
  • Chinese: “麦西尼亚州”
  • Croatian: “Prefektura Mesanija”
  • Czech: “Messénie”
  • Danish: “Messenien”
  • Dutch: “Messenia”
  • Dutch: “Messenie”
  • Dutch: “Messenië”
  • Dutch: “Messinia”
  • Esperanto: “Mesenio”
  • Estonian: “Messeenia”
  • Finnish: “Messenia”
  • Finnish: “Messenian prefektuuri”
  • Finnish: “Messinia”
  • French: “Messenie”
  • French: “Messénie”
  • French: “Méssénie”
  • French: “Messéniens”
  • French: “Messinia”
  • Galician: “Mesenia”
  • Georgian: “მესენია”
  • Georgian: “მესინია”
  • German: “GR-17”
  • German: “Messenien”
  • German: “Messinia”
  • German: “Stenyklaros”
  • Greek: “Μεσσηνία”
  • Greek: “Νομός Μεσσηνίας”
  • Hebrew: “מסיניאה”
  • Hebrew: “מסיניה”
  • Hebrew: “מסניה”
  • Hindi: “मेस्सेनिआ”
  • Indonesian: “Messinia”
  • Italian: “Messeni”
  • Italian: “Messenia”
  • Italian: “Messinia”
  • Japanese: “メシニア”
  • Japanese: “メッシニア”
  • Japanese: “メッシニア県”
  • Japanese: “メッセーネー”
  • Japanese: “メッセニア”
  • Japanese: “メッセニア県”
  • Korean: “메세니아”
  • Korean: “메시니아 지구”
  • Korean: “메시니아 현”
  • Korean: “메시니아”
  • Korean: “메시니아현”
  • Latin: “Messenia”
  • Latvian: “Mesinijas nome”
  • Lithuanian: “Mesenės nomas”
  • Macedonian: “Месенија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Messenia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Messinia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Messenia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Messinia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Messinía”
  • Norwegian: “Messenia”
  • Persian: “مسنیا”
  • Polish: “Mesenia”
  • Polish: “Messenia”
  • Polish: “Nomos Mesenia”
  • Portuguese: “Messénia”
  • Portuguese: “Messênia”
  • Portuguese: “Messinia”
  • Portuguese: “Messínia”
  • Romanian: “Messinia”
  • Russian: “Месиния”
  • Russian: “Мессения”
  • Russian: “Мессиния”
  • Serbian: “Mesenija”
  • Serbian: “Месенија”
  • Serbian: “Месинија”
  • Serbian: “Префектура Месенија”
  • Serbian: “Префектура Месинија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mesenija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Prefektura Mesenija”
  • Slovak: “Messinia”
  • Slovenian: “Prefektura Mesenija”
  • Spanish: “Mesenia”
  • Spanish: “prefectura de Mesenia”
  • Spanish: “Prefectura de Messenia”
  • Swedish: “Messener”
  • Swedish: “Messenien”
  • Swedish: “Messinia”
  • Swiss German: “Präfektur Messenien”
  • Thai: “หน่วยภูมิภาคเมซีนีอา”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Präfektur Messenien”
  • Turkish: “Mesinya”
  • Turkish: “Messenia”
  • Turkish: “Messinia”
  • Ukrainian: “Месинія”
  • Ukrainian: “Мессенія”
  • Ukrainian: “Мессинія”
  • Urdu: “میسینیا”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Messinia”

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