Ambracia was a city of ancient Greece on the site of what is now Arta, founded by the Corinthians in 625 BC. It stood about 11 kilometers from the Ambracian Gulf, on a bend of the navigable river Arachthos, amid a fertile wooded plain.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Greece: Regions and Agglomerations
City Population (citypopulation.de)Cities table, 2021-10-22 census column (Arta)Quote, Cities table, 2021-10-22 census column (Arta)
Árta Sett IPI Άρτα 21,170 22,390 21,895 21,799 0
2. Ambracia (Wikipedia)
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It was founded by the Corinthians in 625 BC and was situated about 11 km (7 mi) from the Ambracian Gulf, on a bend of the navigable river Arachthos (or Aratthus), in the midst of a fertile wooded plain.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. Ambracia (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 39.158, longitude 20.987
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 36 m
View the SourceWikidata: Ambracia
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