Plain of Argos

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The Plain of Argos is a fertile, historically significant region in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, long associated with ancient Argos and major Mycenaean and classical Greek sanctuaries.

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Plain of Argos canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
plain
associatedWith Argos
Mycenae
Nafplio
linked to: Nafplion

Tiryns
associatedWithMythology Danaus
Hera
Heracles
Perseus
boundedBy Arcadian mountains
Korthio mountains
linked to: Korthion mountains

Mycenaean hills
centerOf Argive city-state
climate Mediterranean climate
country Greece
drainedBy Charadros River
Erasinos River
Inachos River
hasEconomicActivity citrus cultivation
olive cultivation
viticulture
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Lerna
Midea
Mycenae
Tiryns
hasNearbyCity Argos
Nafplio
linked to: Nafplion
hasNearbySanctuary Heraion of Argos
historicalPeriodSignificance Archaic Greece
Bronze Age
Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Mycenaean period
isFertile true
knownFor classical Greek sanctuaries
continuous habitation since prehistory
major Mycenaean centers
language Greek
locatedIn Argolis
Peloponnese
northeastern Peloponnese
opensTo Argolic Gulf
partOf Argive plain
regionType alluvial plain
usedFor agriculture

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Argive Heraion overlooks Plain of Argos