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Lake Achinos

Coordinates: 41°12′36″N 23°07′46″E / 41.20993355350315°N 23.129570717335543°E / 41.20993355350315; 23.129570717335543
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Lake Achinos
Lake Tachinos
Location of Lake Achinos in Greece
Location of Lake Achinos in Greece
Lake Achinos
LocationSerres Prefecture
Coordinates41°12′36″N 23°07′46″E / 41.20993355350315°N 23.129570717335543°E / 41.20993355350315; 23.129570717335543
Typedry lake

Lake Achinos or Lake Tachinos, which was drained in 1932 by the Monks-Ulen company, was located in Serres Prefecture. It is identified[1] with ancient Lake Cercinitis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Society for Macedonian Studies, 1976; pp. 21-22. ISBN 960-7265-16-5
  2. ^ Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, I, 11, 3