Achinos Lake
Achinos Lake | |
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Tachinos | |
Achinos Lake | |
Location | Serres Prefecture |
Coordinates | 41°12′36″N 23°07′46″E / 41.20993355350315°N 23.129570717335543°ECoordinates: 41°12′36″N 23°07′46″E / 41.20993355350315°N 23.129570717335543°E |
Type | dry lake |
The lake of Achinos or Tachinos, which was dried in 1932 by Monx-Ulen company, was located in Serres Prefecture. It is identified[1] with the ancient Cercinitis Lake.[2]
References[]
- ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Society for Macedonian Studies, 1976; pp. 21-22. ISBN 960-7265-16-5
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, I, 11, 3
Categories:
- Landforms of Serres (regional unit)
- Former lakes of Europe
- Lakes of Greece
- Central Macedonia geography stubs