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Keryneia, Greece
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Keryneia (Greek: Κερύνεια) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. It is located 6 km southeast of Aigio and 7 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes between Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. The town takes its name from the ancient town of Ceryneia
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Population
History
Ceryneia was one of the twelve towns of the ancient Achaeans.[2] The city Kyrenia in Cyprus was settled by Achaeans, probably from Ceryneia.
People
- Margos, (c. 300-229 BC) strategos and navarch of the Achaean League
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