Tripoli, Greece

This page refers to Tripoli, the city in Greece. For other uses, see Tripoli_(disambiguation).

Historical population

The city was created by merging three parts, which is the origin of its name (from Greek ????? ??????, meaning the three cities. Its main plazas are aligned with the main street and with a highway linking to Pyrgos and Patras. One of them is named Kennedy, the other is named Georgiou B' (George II). The southern part has its main street named Washington. The main section of the city is enclosed around the castle walls that were built during the Ottoman occupation of Greece.

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George II - Ottoman - Greece

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The city is surrounded by pine trees in the south and west, mount Mainalo (Maenalus) in the west while another mountain is 5 km E and fertile lands elsewhere. The closest mountain ridge of Mainalo is only about 1 km west.Wetlands used to dominate much of the area in the northeast. The industrial area is founded in the eastern part, formerly 100 m of the southern terminus of the superhighway, it is now near an interchange? where factories are founded.

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Pine - Mainalo - Maenalus

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Tripoli is home to the two largest Armed Forces bootcamp centers of Greece, one for the Hellenic Army and one for the Hellenic Air Force

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Hellenic Army - Hellenic Air Force

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• 251 Army Training Battalion (Greek)
• 124 Basic Training Wing (Greek)

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