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Encyclopedia > Pangaion hills

The Pangaion Hills are a mountain range in Greece, approximately 40 km from Kavala. The hills are directly across a fertile plain from the ancient city of Philippi and are covered in Plane and Chestnut trees. Towns found in the Pangaion hills include Nikisiani and Palaiohori which are agricultural in nature and grow mainly corn and tobacco. The town of Palaiohori boasts the ruins of an ancient castle on a peak overlooking the town.


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Pangaion hills - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (303 words)
Snow-covered Pangaion hills from the forests of Philippi
The hills are directly across a fertile plain from the ancient city of Philippi, they are located between the Strymon and the Xiropotamos rivers and are covered in Plane and Chestnut trees.
Towns found in the Pangaion hills include Nikisiani and Palaiochori which are agricultural in nature and grow mainly grain and tobacco.
Wikipedia: Kavala (234 words)
Gold mines in the Pangaion hills nearby made it prosperous.
It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi.
Some of it's most recognisable landmarks is a Venecian castle, in the hill of Panagia, and an aquaduct built by Suleiman I during his reign.
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