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| [[Peripheries of Greece|Periphery]]: || [[Peloponnesus]]
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| [[Prefectures of Greece|Prefecture]]: || [[Argolis prefecture|Argolis]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Argos|Argos]] (capital)
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 37.66285/37°37'45' N lat.22.726/22°43'36' E long
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| Population: || 29,505 ([[2001]]) 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| about 20 m 42 m(centre) about 500 to 600 m

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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 212 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || [[Greece dialing code 27510|27510]]
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0402
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>AP</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || ARS '''Ar'''go'''s'''
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| Name of inhabitants: || Argive ''sing.'' -s ''pl.''
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| Address of administration: || 3 Danaou St. Argos 212 00
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'''Argos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: '''Άργος''', '''Árgos'''; is a city in Greece in the [[Peloponnesus]] near [[Nafplio]], which was its historic harbor, named for [[Nauplius]].

== History ==
=== Ancient Argos ===
The name of the city originates from the ancient Greek root ''arg-'' ([[Proto-Indo-European|PIE]] ''*arg-''), which signified something bright (hence ''argyros'', silver). The region of Argos was — and is — called the '''[[Argolis prefecture|Argolid]].''' It was a major stronghold of [[Mycenaean]] times, but the pre-Greek name of its [[acropolis]], Larissa, reveals that it was a [[Pelasgian]] settlement. Argos, along with the neighboring [[acropolis|acropoleis]] of [[Mycenae]] and [[Tiryns]] became very early settlements because of their commanding positions in the midst of the fertile plain of Argolid. Because of its refusal to fight in the [[Persian War]], Argos was shunned by most other city-states. Its founding legend can be read under [[Danaus]]. In [[Homer]]ic times it belonged to a follower of [[Agamemnon]] and gave its name to the surrounding district— the ''Argolid''— which the Romans knew as ''Argeia''. Eclipsed by nearby [[Sparta]] after the [[6th century BC]], Argos remained neutral or the ineffective ally of [[Athens]] during the [[5th century BC]] struggles between Sparta and Athens.

===Medieval Argos===

In the [[12th century]], a castle on Larissa hill was built. Argos fell to the Franks and the Venetians until [[1463]]. The Turks ruled Argos after until [[1686]] when Argos fell again to the Venetians under [[Morosini]] until [[1716]]. It was ruled by the Turks until the Greek [[War of Independence]] in [[1821]].

===Modern Argos===

The city of Argos is the seat of the province of the same name, one of the three subdivisions of the [[Argolis prefecture]]. According to the 2001 Greek census, the city has a population of 27,550. It is the largest city in the prefecture, one of the few prefectures in Greece where the largest city in population is larger than the prefectural capital.

Considerable remains of the city survive and are a popular tourist attraction. Agriculture, however, is the primary economic activity in the area, with citrus fruits the predominant crop. Olives are also popular here.

Argos has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church, banks, a police station, a post office, a castle a train station ([[Hellenic Railways Organization|Kalamata - Tripoli - Corinth]]) a water tower, a junior soccer team, and a square (''plateia''). Argos also has a museum and is called the [[Argos Archaeological Museum]] in [[Argos]], [http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21104m/e211dm03.html Website]

==Subdivisions==
*[[Akova]]
*[[Kokla]]
*[[Larissa (Argos), Greece|Larissa]]
*[[Timenio]]

===Communities and subdivisions===

The two large communities of Argos and Kryovrysi cover about three-thirds of the entire municipality.

*'''Argos'''
*[[Dalamanara]]
*[[Inachos]]
**[[Tristrato]]
*[[Ira, Greece|Ira]]
*[[Kefalari (Argolis), Greece|Kefalari]]
**[[Magoula (Argolida), Greece|Magoula]]
*[[Kryoneri (Argolida), Greece|Kryoneri]]
**[[Elliniko (Argolida), Greece|Elliniko]]
**[[Krya Vryssi]]
**[[Tourniki]]
**[[Zogka]]
*[[Kourtaki]]
*[[Lalouka]]
*[[Pyrgela]]

===Ancient sites===

*[[Kechries (Argos), Greece|Kechries or Cenchreae]]
*Larissa
*Timenio

===Twinnings===

*[[Episkopi, Cyprus]]

==See also==

*[[Communities of Argolis]]

==External links==

*[http://www.sikyon.com/Argos/argos_eg.html sikyon.com: History, images, and beautifum ancient places], [http://www.sikyon.com/Argos/argos_gr.html In Greek]
*[http://www.sungaya.de/schwarz/griechen/geographie/argos.htm Das Schwarze Netz: Griechische Mythologie - Schauplätze: Argos]
*[http://www.hausarbeiten.de/rd/faecher/hausarbeit/gri/17875.html]

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<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">'''Northwest:''' [[Lyrkia]]
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Koutsopodi]]</td>
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<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Nestani|Mantineia]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Argos'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Agia Triada (Argolida), Greece|Mideas]]<td>
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Myloi (Argolida), Greece|Lerna]] and [[Nea Kios]]</td>
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 == History ==
 === Ancient Argos ===
-The name of the city originates from the ancient Greek root ''arg-'' ([[Proto-Indo-European|PIE]] ''*arg-''), which signified something bright (hence ''argyros'', silver).  The region of Argos was &mdash; and is &mdash; called the '''[[Argolis prefecture|Argolid]].''' It was a major stronghold of [[Mycenaean]] times, but the pre-Greek name of its [[acropolis]], Larissa, reveals that it was a [[Pelasgian]] settlement. Argos, along with the neighboring [[acropolis|acropoleis]] of [[Mycenae]] and [[Tiryns]] became very early settlements because of their commanding positions in the midst of the fertile plain of Argolid.  Because of its refusal to fight in the [[Persian War]], Argos was shunned by most other city-states. Its founding legend can be read under [[Danaus]]. In [[Homer]]ic times it belonged to a follower of [[Agamemnon]] and gave its name to the surrounding district&mdash; the ''Argolid''&mdash; which the Romans knew as ''Argeia''. Eclipsed by nearby [[Sparta]] after the [[6th century BC]], Argos remained neutral or the ineffective ally of [[Athens]] during the [[5th century BC]] struggles between Sparta and Athens.
+The name of the city originates from the ancient Greek root ''arg-'' , which signified something bright (hence ''argyros'', silver).  The region of Argos was &mdash; and is &mdash; called the '''[[Argolis prefecture|Argolid]].''' It was a major stronghold of [[Mycenaean]] times, but the pre-Greek name of its [[acropolis]], Larissa, reveals that it was a [[Pelasgian]] settlement. Argos, along with the neighboring [[acropolis|acropoleis]] of [[Mycenae]] and [[Tiryns]] became very early settlements because of their commanding positions in the midst of the fertile plain of Argolid.  Because of its refusal to fight in the [[Persian War]], Argos was shunned by most other city-states. Its founding legend can be read under [[Danaus]]. In [[Homer]]ic times it belonged to a follower of [[Agamemnon]] and gave its name to the surrounding district&mdash; the ''Argolid''&mdash; which the Romans knew as ''Argeia''. Eclipsed by nearby [[Sparta]] after the [[6th century BC]], Argos remained neutral or the ineffective ally of [[Athens]] during the [[5th century BC]] struggles between Sparta and Athens.
 ===Medieval Argos===

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