Peloponnese (periphery)

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Peloponnese (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, Peloponnesos), is a periphery in southern Greece. It borders the periphery of West Greece to the north and that of Attica to the north-east. The province has an area of about 15,490 km². It is part of the wider Peloponnese peninsula.

Government

The Peloponnese Periphery is divided into five prefectures (Greek: νομοί):

• Arcadia
• Argolis
• Corinthia
• Laconia
• Messinia

Major communities

• Árgos (Άργος)
• Kalamáta (Καλαμάτα)
• Kórinthos (Κόρινθος) (Corinth in English)
• Trípoli (Τρίπολη)

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