Pylos historically known under its Italian name

Italian language

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 Navarino, is a town and a former municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

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 in Messenia

Messenia

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, Peloponnese, Greece

Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former Pylia Province

Pylia Province

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. Nearby villages include Gialova

Gialova

Gialova is a village on Navarino Bay in south-western Peloponnese, Greece about six kilometres north of Pylos. The name derives from Greek αιγιαλός - γιαλός and Turkish ova , i.e. "lowland shore".-Topography:...

, Elaiofyto, Schinolakka, and Palaionero. The town of Pylos has 2,561 inhabitants, the municipal unit of Pylos 5,402 (2001).

Pylos (Greek" Πύλος) is an important archaeological site located on the western coast of the Peloponnese

Peloponnese

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 in Greece

Greece

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