This article is about the peninsula and the traditional geographic region. For the modern administrative region, see Peloponnese (region).
Traditional region in Greece
Peloponnese
Πελοπόννησος
Traditional region
Peloponnese (blue) within Greece
Country
Greece
Administrative regions
Peloponnese (region)
Western Greece (in part)
Capital
Tripoli
Largest city
Patra
Area
• Total
21,549.6 km2 (8,320.3 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
• Total
1,155,019
• Density
54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym
Peloponnesian
ISO 3166 code
GR-J
The Peloponnese (/ˌpɛləpəˈniːz,-ˈniːs/PEL-ə-pə-NEEZ, -NEESS), Peloponnesus (/ˌpɛləpəˈniːsəs/PEL-ə-pə-NEE-səs; Greek: Πελοπόννησος, romanized: Pelopónnēsos, IPA:[peloˈponisos]) or Morea (Medieval Greek: Μωρέας, romanized: Mōrèas; Greek: Μωριάς, romanized: Mōriàs) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf. From the late Middle Ages until the 19th century, the peninsula was known as the Morea, a name still in colloquial use in its demotic form.
The peninsula is divided among three administrative regions: most belongs to the Peloponnese region, with smaller parts belonging to the West Greece and Attica regions.
the war were felt all across Greece: poverty became widespread in the Peloponnese, while Athens was completely devastated and never regained its pre-war...
Araxos Kalamata Porto Cheli Andravida Sparti Tripoli Triodos Peloponnese Airport may refer to one of the airports listed below. Araxos Airport, serving...
The Peloponnese slowworm (Anguis cephalonnica) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are temperate forests...
The University of Peloponnese (UoP; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου) is a Greek tertiary educational institution, composed of campuses in Tripoli, Corinth...
Music of the Peloponnese is the music of the geographic and historical region of Peloponnese. Folk dances from Peloponnese, include the basic form of...
The Peloponnese Railway Station (Greek: Σταθμός Πελοποννήσου, romanized: Stathmos Peloponnisou) was a station on the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways...
or Maïna (Greek: Μαΐνη), is a geographical and cultural region in the Peloponnese of Southern Greece and home to the Maniots (Greek: Mανιάτες, romanized: Maniátes)...
Principalities, but was put down by the Ottomans. This spurred the Greeks of the Peloponnese and on 17 March the Maniots declared war on the Ottomans. By October...
smooth, meaty texture, named after the city of Kalamata in the southern Peloponnese, Greece.[failed verification] Often used as table olives, they are usually...
with the aim of liberating Greece. It planned to launch revolts in the Peloponnese, the Danubian Principalities, and Constantinople. The insurrection was...
sank around 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Pylos, Messenia, in the Peloponnese, in an area around 13,000 to 17,000 feet (4,000 to 5,200 m) deep, which...
The Peloponnese wall lizard (Podarcis peloponnesiacus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to the Peloponnese region of southern...
(Greek: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth...
Demetrius the Neomartyr (Peloponnese) Neomartyr Born Floka Died Tripoli Venerated in Eastern Orthodoxy Major shrine Saint Demetrius Church, Tripoli Feast...
centers of power that emerged included Pylos, Tiryns, and Midea in the Peloponnese, Orchomenos, Thebes, and Athens in Central Greece, and Iolcos in Thessaly...
George's grape") is a variety native to Nemea that grows mainly in the Peloponnese area, producing a soft, fruity red in many styles. Its sensory attributes...
Kifissou Avenue or European route E75. There are a lot of routes to Peloponnese, Epirus, Macedonia and Ionian Islands. For Thessaly and Central Greece...
clear theme to the structure of these regions. Some, particularly in the Peloponnese, can be seen primarily as distinct geo-physical units, defined by physical...
and two smaller peninsulas projecting from it: the Chalkidiki and the Peloponnese, which is joined to the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth. Greece also...
administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word laconic—to...
Squalius peloponensis, the Peloponnese chub, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, growing to 30 cm (12 in) SL. It is found only in...
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