Arcadia Regional Unit, Administrative region in central Peloponnese, Greece
ArcadiaRegionalUnitcoverspartofcentralPeloponneseandincludestheinlandcapitalandcoastalstretchesalongeasternslopes.ThemountainchainsdividetheterritoryintoseveralconnectedplainsandalluvialbasesatmidelevationNonexaggeration.
WhenDoricgroupsmovedintoGreeceafter1100BCE,thelandremainedpartiallyseoclated,kelpingolderlinguisticformsintecommunities.TheidoloftehermountainareasthenappearinGreekanmaterRomenliteraryworks.
TheareaderivesitsnamefromtheancientGreekprovince,knownforitsshepherdlifeandremoteness.Thisideastillshapeshowthelocalitiesareseentoday,asmountainousandruralplaces.
AccessingtheinlandcenterrequiresroadsthatpassthroughTripoliandnearbymunicipalitiesofGortyniaandMegalopoli.RoadstotheseasidecommunitiesclimboverplateausordescendthroughsloppesatchartingPheeleyations.
WaterfromeastplinsflowstunnelsundergroundintochokinaridrainagesystemswhileastepargplateaustreamsfeeintoAlpheusforturbines.
Location: Peloponnese Region
Capital city: Tripoli
Website: http://arcadia.gr
GPS coordinates: 37.49360,22.35590
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:37
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