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lychee, and plumeria are becoming a more common sight in the area, giving the town an exotic and lush feel. At night, the town often smells of these new tropical flowers and jasmine, as well as eucalyptus, as light mountain breezes blow the smells through the town.
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Kalamata. It is important to note that winter low temperatures tend to be a bit higher than those of Kalamata as the Taygetos block much of the northerly winds which bring cold air down from the rest of Europe.
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1366:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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Kardamyli as one of the seven cities offered by
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1413:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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1520:Sotirianika
1418:January 29,
1235:Palaiologos
1080:Mean daily
441:Viros gorge
375:Viros Gorge
237:Postal code
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1611:Categories
1553:Karyovouni
1517:Stavropigi
1350:References
337:Trojan War
323:(Book 9),
288:Kardhamili
185:Population
1622:West Mani
1549:Kardamyli
1475:West Mani
1197:Geography
425:Byzantine
410:Dumbleton
389:caverns.
329:Agamemnon
304:West Mani
292:Kardamili
284:Cardamyle
280:Kardamyle
276:Καρδαμύλη
268:Kardamyli
199:Time zone
177:Elevation
159:West Mani
72:Kardamyli
34:Community
26:Καρδαμύλη
23:Kardamyli
1594:Trachila
1591:Thalames
1579:Prosilio
1576:Proastio
1570:Nomitsis
1567:Neochori
1556:Kastania
1545:Exochori
1497:Altomira
1215:Proastio
1203:Taygetus
1127:Percent
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985:Average
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557:(102.9)
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547:(107.2)
385:and the
383:Areopoli
363:Taygetus
356:Nikliani
344:outworks
333:Achilles
308:Messenia
296:Kalamata
147:Messenia
1588:Saidona
1585:Rigklia
1559:Lagkada
1530:Lefktro
1514:Pigadia
1279:Gallery
1221:History
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901:(0.30)
896:(1.01)
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837:(56.1)
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822:(43.5)
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792:(53.7)
787:(45.5)
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762:(66.4)
757:(61.3)
752:(54.9)
747:(48.6)
742:(44.8)
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542:(98.6)
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532:(77.4)
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119:Country
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91:36°53′N
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1019:69.3
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950:10.3
947:10.9
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802:(25)
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840:10.6
835:13.4
830:13.0
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790:12.0
780:10.2
775:13.7
770:16.7
765:19.7
760:19.1
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720:17.9
715:11.7
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705:19.9
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695:26.3
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685:24.1
680:19.7
675:15.2
670:12.9
665:10.6
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635:24.9
630:28.9
625:31.8
620:32.5
615:29.0
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595:15.7
590:15.5
580:45.6
575:26.0
570:29.0
565:32.8
560:38.4
555:39.4
550:45.6
545:41.8
540:37.0
535:29.8
530:25.2
525:23.6
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503:Oct
500:Sep
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494:Jul
491:Jun
488:May
485:Apr
482:Mar
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476:Jan
398:Joan
253:2721
229:EEST
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1166:36
1163:44
1160:56
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1142:31
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1136:32
1133:37
1107:12
1104:12
1101:11
904:4.2
899:7.5
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820:6.4
815:3.4
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745:9.2
740:7.1
735:6.0
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416:.
412:in
331:to
218:DST
208:EET
193:391
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1411:.
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1119:4
1116:5
1113:7
1110:9
1098:9
1095:7
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