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Yerakini
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Gerakini or Yerakini ( , ) is a village on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece. It was an official settlement within the municipality of Polygyros until it was abolished in 2001.
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Place details
- Locality
- Γερακινή
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Present day
- Geography
- Seaside
- Climate
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Tourism
- Magnesite mines
- See also
- References
- External links
Gerakini or Yerakini ( , ) is a village on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece. It was an official settlement within the municipality of Polygyros until it was abolished in 2001.
It has been the port of nearby Polygyros, the capital of Chalkidiki, ever since its settlement. It has the largest magnesite deposits in Northern Greece.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yerakini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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