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Lárisa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 38 14 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.6372 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 25 13 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.4203 decimal degrees |
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Note: An extremely old settlement; was chief city of ancient Thessaly; ruled by Aleudai family from 6th cen. BC; allied with Persia during Xerxes's invasion 5th cen. BC; capital of Thessalian League in Roman times; later held by Franks, Byzantines & Turks. |
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| Lárisa (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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............ | name derived from pre-Hellenic word for citadel |
| Larisa (C,V)
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| Larissa (C,V)
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| Pelasgis (C,V)
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| Larisa Pelasgia (C,V)
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| Larisa Thessaliae (C,V)
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| Larisa On Peneius (C,O)
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| Larisa On Pinios (C,O)
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| Lárissa (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Thessaly (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Lárisa (regional division) (P) |
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Lárisa (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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has been inhabited since Paleolithic times |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Argissa .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Greece, Region of Central Macedonia, Thessaloníki regional division) [6000387] |
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