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{{Infobox Greece place
| name                    = Argolis
| name_local              = <small>Περιφερειακή ενότητα</small><br>Αργολίδας
| type                    = regional unit
| image_skyline           = 2010 Dimi Argolidas numbered.svg
| caption_skyline         = Municipalities of Argolis
| image_map               = Nomos Argolidas.png
| map_caption             = Argolis within Greece
| coordinates             = {{coord|37|40|N|22|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| periph                  = [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]]
| seat                    = [[Nafplio]]
| area                    = 2154 <!-- 2154.309 -->
| elevation               = 
| population              = 93216
| population_as_of        = 2021
| demonym                 = 
| postal_code             = 21x xx
| area_code               = 275x0
| licence                 = ΑΡ
| website                 = {{URL|www.argolida.gr}}
}}
'''Argolis''' or '''Argolida''' ({{langx|el|Αργολίδα}} {{Lang|el-Latn|Argolída}} {{IPA|el|arɣoˈliða|}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀργολίς}} {{Lang|grc-Latn|Argolís}} {{IPA|grc|arɡolís|}} in [[ancient Greek]] and [[Katharevousa]]) is one of the [[regional units of Greece]]. It is part of the [[modern regions of Greece|region]] of [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]], situated in the eastern part of the [[Peloponnese]] peninsula and part of the [[tripoint]] area of Argolis, [[Arcadia (ancient region)|Arcadia]] and [[Corinthia]].  Much of the territory of this region is situated in the [[Argolid Peninsula]].

==Geography==
[[File:Nea Kios beach.jpg|thumb|View of the Argolic gulf, with Nafplio visible]]
[[File:View of the Argolic plain, from the side of Nafplio.jpg|thumb|right|The Argolic plain as seen from the city of Nafplio]]
Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are [[orange (fruit)|oranges]] and [[olive]]s. Argolis has a coastline on the [[Saronic Gulf]] in the northeast and on the [[Argolic Gulf]] in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the [[Oligyrtos]] in the northwest, [[Lyrkeio]] and [[Ktenia]] in the west, and [[Arachnaio]] and [[Didymo (mountain)|Didymo]] in the east.

Argolis has land borders with [[Arcadia (regional unit)|Arcadia]] to the west and southwest, [[Corinthia]] to the north, and the [[Islands (regional unit)|Islands regional unit]] ([[Troezen]] area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen.

==History==
{{Main|Argolis (ancient region)}}

[[File:Map of Argolis.jpg|thumb|Map of ancient Argolis]]
[[File:Argolic Gulf.jpg|thumb|[[Argolic Gulf]]]]
[[File:Lions-Gate-Mycenae.jpg|thumb|[[Mycenae]]]]
[[File:Grækenlands ældste teater i Argos(10.07.05).JPG|thumb|View of [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]]]]
[[File:20090728 palamidi90.jpg|thumb|[[Nafplion]]]]
[[File:Ermioni6.jpg|thumb|[[Ermioni]]]]

Parts of the history of the area can be found in the articles on [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]], [[Mycenae]], [[Epidaurus]], [[Nafplio]], [[Troezen]], [[Ermioni]], [[Kranidi]], [[Tiryns]] and [[Tolo, Greece|Tolo]].

===Modern history===
From 1833 to 1899, Argolis was part of [[Argolidocorinthia]], which included present [[Corinthia]], [[Hydra, Saronic Islands|Hydra]], [[Spetses]] and [[Kythira]]. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, Argolis was finally separated from Corinthia.

==Administration==
The regional unit Argolis is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref>
* [[Argos-Mykines]] (2)
* [[Epidaurus]] (''Epidavros'', 3)
* [[Ermionida]] (4)
* [[Nafplio]] (1)

===Prefecture===
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Argolis was created out of the former [[prefectures of Greece|prefecture]] Argolis ({{langx|el|Νομός Αργολίδας}}). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.<ref name=Kallikratis/>

{| class="wikitable"
! New municipality !! Old municipalities !! Seat 
|-
| rowspan=8|[[Argos-Mykines]]|| [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]] || rowspan=8|Argos
|-
|[[Achladokampos]] 
|-
|[[Alea, Argolis|Alea]] 
|-
| [[Koutsopodi]] 
|-
| [[Lerna (municipal unit)|Lerna]] 
|-
| [[Lyrkeia]] 
|-
| [[Mykines, Greece|Mykines]] 
|-
| [[Nea Kios]]
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Epidaurus]] <br>(''Epidavros'')|| [[Epidaurus]] || rowspan=2|[[Lygourio]]
|-
| [[Asklipieio]] 
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Ermionida]]|| [[Ermioni]] || rowspan=2|Kranidi
|-
| [[Kranidi]] 
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Nafplio]]|| [[Nafplio]] || rowspan=4|Nafplio
|-
| [[Asini]] 
|-
| [[Midea, Greece|Midea]] 
|-
| [[Nea Tiryntha]] 
|}

===Provinces===
The [[provinces of Greece|provinces]] of Argolis were:
* [[Argos Province]] – [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]]
* [[Ermionida Province]] – [[Kranidi]]
* [[Nafplia Province]] – [[Nafplio]]

==Transport==
The area is connected by highways:
* [[European route E65|E65]] (northwest)
* [[Greek National Road 7]]
* [[Greek National Road 70]] (east)

==Communications==
===Newspapers===
{{Main|List of Greek language newspapers}}
* Argeiakon Bima – [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]]
* Ta Nea tis Argolidos – [[Nafplio]]

===Radio===
{{Main|List of radio stations in Greece}}
* Argaiki Radiofonia – Argos
* Argos Radio Deejay – Argos – 96.2 FM
* Cool FM – Argos, Kefalari – 90.7 FM
* Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou – [[Nafplio]]
* Orange FM – Argos – 91.1 FM
* Radio Argolida – Nafplio – 90.2 FM
* Radio Ermionida – Ermioni
* Radio Kranidi – Kranidi
* Style 89.6 – Argos – 89.6 FM

===Television===
{{Main|List of Greek language television channels}}

==See also==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [[List of settlements in Argolis]]
* [[List of traditional Greek place names]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book | title = A Greek Countryside: The Southern Argolid from Prehistory to the Present Day | last1 = Jameson | first1 = Michael H. | last2 = Runnels | first2 = Curtis Neil | last3 = van Andel | first3 = Tjeerd Hendrik | publisher = Stanford University Press | year = 1994 | isbn = 978-0-804716086  }}
* {{cite book | title = Contingent Countryside: Settlement, Economy, and Land Use in the Southern Argolid Since 1700 | editor-last = Sutton | editor-first = Susan Buck | publisher = Stanford University Press | year = 2000 | isbn = 978-0-804733151 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ukDbeQbFOUAC }}

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