Tegea
There is also an ancient Tegea near Kissamos in the island of Crete, see Tegea, Crete
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Tegea was an important religious center of ancient Greek containing the Temple of Athena Alea. Tegea is now located within the modern town of Alea, also it was referred to as Piali (not to be confused with Palaia Episkopi). Alea is located about 10 kilometers southeast of Tripoli. It is also a municipality whose seat is Stadio. The province of Megalopoli is bordered to the west and the province of Kynouria is bordered to the east.
Nearest places - Alea
- Stadio
Communities - Alea
- Episkopi
- Garea
- Kamari
- Kerasitsa, where the politician Gregoris Lambrakis was born in 1912
- Lithovounia
- Magoula
- *Giokareika (pop: 51)
- Manthyrea
- Mavriki
- Psili Vrysi
- *Bouzaneika (pop: 45)
- Rizes
- Stadio
- *Agios Sostis
- *Akra (pop: 42)
- Tziva
- Vouno
Historical population
External links Tegea Information: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/siteindex?lookup=Tegea Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea: http://www.goddess-athena.org/Museum/Temples/Tegea.htm
GTP - Ancient TegeaGTP - Municipality of TegeaGTP - Alea, the present name of Tegea
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| North: Korythios and Tripoli |
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| West: Valtesio and Tripoli (NW) |
Tegea |
East: North Kynouria |
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| South: Skyritida |
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