Peloponnesus (Πελοπόννησος), Greece

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Peloponnesus is a peninsula in southern Greece. It is also known as Peloponnese or Peloponnesos, and is written in Greek as Πελοπόννησος. It covers 21,549 sq km (8,320 sq mi). It was connected to mainland Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth until 1893, when the construction of the Corinth Canal severed the link, effectively turning Peloponnesus from a peninsula into an island. However, Peloponnesus is rarely referred to as an island.

Ruins of the ancient theater of Sparta
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Presently Peloponnesus is connected to the Greek mainland by the Rio-Antirio Bridge. It is divided among three regions, or peripheries, of modern Greece. The main part is occupied by the Peloponnese Periphery, while the western third is occupied by Western Greece Periphery and a small area on the eastern tip by Attica Periphery.

Holy Assumption Church, Pylos, Peloponnesus
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Acrocorinth, the acropolis of Ancient Corinth
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Southern foothills of the Taygetus range at Mani Peninsula, Peloponnesus
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Main Cities of Peloponnesus

Aigion
Argos
Corinth
Kalamata
Nafplion
Patras
Pyrgos
Sparti
Tripoli

Prefectures of Peloponnesus

Achaea Prefecture
Arcadia Prefecture
Argolis Prefecture
Corinthia Prefecture
Elis Prefecture
Laconia Prefecture
Messinia Prefecture
Piraeus Prefecture

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