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1463:References
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1059:Kakopetria
1352:near the
1164:Prodromos
975:Byzantine
348:Prodromos
304:ophiolite
218:The name
192:antiquity
181:Χιονίστρα
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1405:View of
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1114:Farmakas
1079:Pelendri
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931:Churches
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