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Volos

Volos is a port city in Thessaly, Greece, at the head of the Pagasetic Gulf below Mount Pelion, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit. It stands near the sites of ancient Iolkos, Pagasae and Demetrias. Part of Greece since 1881, it grew into an industrial and commercial centre and an important port.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Volos. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/volos
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