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| − | '''Mount Athos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Όρος Άθως, literally: '''Mount Athos'''), also known as '''Holy Mountain''', is a [[mountain]] on the | + | '''Mount Athos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Όρος Άθως, literally: '''Mount Athos'''), also known as '''Holy Mountain''', is a [[mountain]] on the sounth end of the peninsula with the same name and rises 2033 metres high. According to [[Greek mythology]], the mountain is formed when [[Athos]] threw a huge rock to [[Poseidon]] during a fight, wich came down at the peninsula. |
Mount Athos is located in the [[Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain]] (Greek: Αὐτόνομη Μοναστικὴ Πολιτεία Ἁγίου Ὄρους). | Mount Athos is located in the [[Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain]] (Greek: Αὐτόνομη Μοναστικὴ Πολιτεία Ἁγίου Ὄρους). | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]] | ||
[[Category:Greece]] | [[Category:Greece]] | ||
[[Category:European Mountains]] | [[Category:European Mountains]] | ||
| + | [[Category:World Heritage Sites]] | ||
Revision as of 12:02, April 29, 2017
Mount Athos (Greek: Όρος Άθως, literally: Mount Athos), also known as Holy Mountain, is a mountain on the sounth end of the peninsula with the same name and rises 2033 metres high. According to Greek mythology, the mountain is formed when Athos threw a huge rock to Poseidon during a fight, wich came down at the peninsula.
Mount Athos is located in the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain (Greek: Αὐτόνομη Μοναστικὴ Πολιτεία Ἁγίου Ὄρους).