Argos, Peloponnese

Argos is a city in the Peloponnese region of Greece and the largest urban center in the regional unit of Argolis, with roughly double the population of the regional capital, Nafplio, about 11 kilometers away. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with evidence of settlement stretching back some 7,000 years to the late Neolithic period. Since a 2011 local government reorganization, Argos has been a municipal unit within the municipality of Argos-Mykines, covering an area of about 138 square kilometers. Its residents are called Argives, a name ancient sources including Homer also applied more broadly to the Greeks who fought in the Trojan War. The local economy centers on agriculture, and numerous ancient monuments remain visible throughout the city today.