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Zarax

Zarax or Zarex was a town on the eastern coast of ancient Laconia, with a good harbour, situated upon a promontory, which is a projection of Mount Zarax.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ruined ancient city in Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as: “Zarakas” and “Zarex”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geraka Port and Ierakas.

Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Hadjidimitriou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
is a small village built along a natural fjord on the south east coast of Laconia, . It is part of the municipal unit of Zarakas. is famous for its port or limani, providing docks for yachts and boats. is situated 3½ km northwest of Zarax.

Hamlet
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southwest of Zarax.

Zarax

Latitude
36.78648° or 36° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
23.08829° or 23° 5′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G85Q3PQ+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 559272785
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q11955563
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Zarax” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Antiga Zarax”
  • Catalan: “Zàrax”
  • Finnish: “Zaraks (kaupunki)”
  • Finnish: “Zaraks”
  • Greek: “αρχαιολογικός χώρος Zάρακα”
  • Greek: “αρχαιολογικός χώρος Γέρακα Λακωνίας”
  • Greek: “Αρχαίος Ζάραξ”
  • Greek: “Γέρακας Λακωνίας”
  • Greek: “Ζάρακας”
  • Greek: “Ζάραξ”
  • Greek: “Ζάρηξ”
  • Spanish: “Zarax”
  • Spanish: “Zárax”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Zarax and Acropolis of Ancient Zarax.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Zarax”. Photo: DFJPOLITIS, CC BY-SA 4.0.