Kalamata

The location of Kalamata

Kalamata is a Greek city. It is in the southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula. 54,065 people live there. Kalamata it is built at the foot of Taygetos mountain. It is also a coastal city and it has a big beach, in front of the city.

History

Kalamata became the first city which was liberated in the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Kalamata was liberated on 21 March 1821. Kalamata is also known because of the big earthquake in 1986. At that time, Kalamata had a lot of disasters.

Kalamata Media

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  View of the Kalamata Castle

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  The Byzantine-era Church of the Holy Apostles

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  Kalamata town, southern Peloponnese, Greece. Jacob von Sandrart. Kurtze und vermehrte Beschreibung von dem Ursprung, Aufnehmen, Gebiete und Regierung der weltberühmten Republik Venedig, Nürnberg, Kupfferstechern und Kunst-Händlern, 1687.

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  Petros Mavromichalis raises Messenia in revolt, by Peter von Hess

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  Greek Minor-asian Monument Kalamata

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  This is a photo of a monument in Greece identified by the ID

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  Folklore museum (Kyriakou mansion)

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  This is a photo of a monument in Greece identified by the ID

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  Kalamata from Castle (7'700x2'000px)

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  The old city of Kalamata, Greece