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Elateia (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 38 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.6330 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 46 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.7660 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient Elateia was situated in the center of the fertile basin extending from the narrows of the Cephissus river below Amphicleia, to the entrance into Boeotia; it commanded the passes into southern Greece and an important military post. |
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| Eláteia (preferred,C,V)
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| Elateia (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Eláti (C,V)
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| Ελάτεια (C,V,Greek,U)
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Levkás (regional division) (P) |
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Elateia (inhabited place) (P) |
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