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Mountains in Greece were locations of religious worship in the ancient times and also were of high importance for many battles that took place in Greek History. Who hasn't heard of Olympus?

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Mount Psiloritis, known as Idha, is the highest mountain on Crete. Located in the Rethymno regional unit, it was sacred to the Greek Titaness Rhea, and on its slopes lies one of the caves, Idaion ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Lefka Ori ("White Mountains") is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture. The White Mountains or Lefka Ori occupy a good part of the centre of West Crete and are ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Athamanika or Tzoumerka is a mountain range in northwestern Greece, part of the wider Pindus mountain range. Its highest point is the mountain Kakarditsa, at 2,429 m. Its length is approximately 40 ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Mount Taygetus, is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Mount Kyllini is a mountain on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece, famous for its association with the god Hermes. It rises to 2,376 m (7,795 ft) above sea level, making it the second highest point ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Aroania, also known as Chelmos is a mountain range in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. At 2,355 m elevation, Aroania is the third highest mountain of the Peloponnese, after Taygetus and Kyllini, and the ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Varnous or Varnoundas is a mountain in northern Florina regional unit, Greece, situated between the town of Florina and Lake Prespa, and just south of the border with the Republic of Macedonia. Its ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

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