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Ontario is a town in the northwest corner of Wayne County, New York, United States.The population was 9,778 at the 2000 census, and 10,136 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Great Lake on its northern border.
Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα, pronounced; also known as the "City of Waters and of the 5 Senses"), [3] until 1923 Vodena (Greek: Βοδενά), is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece.
Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathṓn) is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians.
Aigio, also written as Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio (Greek: Αίγιο, romanized: Aígio, pronounced; Latin: Aegium), is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Aigialeia , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Greece has a unique cultural heritage, large tourism industry, and prominent shipping sector. The country's rich historical legacy is reflected in part by its 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Greece was the ninth most-visited country in the world in 2022.
Rethymno (Greek: Ρέθυμνο, , also Rethimno, Rethymnon, Réthymnon, and Rhíthymnos) is a city in Greece on the island of Crete.It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 34,000 inhabitants (nearly 39,000 for the municipal unit).
Lamia (Greek: Λαμία, Lamía, pronounced) is a city in central Greece.The city dates back to antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region (comprising five regional units).
Another site, retaining its Pre-Greek name Mount Cynthus, [1] is crowned with a sanctuary of Zeus. In 1990, UNESCO added Delos to the World Heritage List , citing its exceptional archaeological site which "conveys the image of a great cosmopolitan Mediterranean port", its influence on the development of Greek architecture, and its sacred ...