Pangaion (Greece)
Pangaion (Greece)
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The Pangaion Hills (Greek, Ancient/Polytonic: Παγγαῖον, Modern/Monotonic: Παγγαίο), ancient forms: Pangaeon, Pangaeum, Homeric name: Nysa are a mountain range in Greece, approximately 40 km from Kavala. The elevation is 1,956 m and the mountaintop name is Mati meaning eye. The Aegean Sea lies to the north and the plains of Philippi-Drama to the north The mountain ranges covers the southeastern portion of the prefecture of Serres as well as northwestern part of the Kavala prefecture which covers the most part of the hills. 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 (Νικήσιανη) and Palaiochori which are agricultural in nature and grow mainly grain and tobacco
