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Dara, Greece

Coordinates: 37°48.5′N 22°12.1′E / 37.8083°N 22.2017°E / 37.8083; 22.2017
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Dara
Δάρα
Dara is located in Greece
Dara
Dara
Coordinates: 37°48.5′N 22°12.1′E / 37.8083°N 22.2017°E / 37.8083; 22.2017
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityTripoli
Municipal unitLevidi
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community312
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
220 17
Area code(s)27960
Vehicle registrationTP

Dara (Greek: Δάρα, also Δάρας - Daras) is a community in the municipal unit of Levidi, northern Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a mountain slope near the border with Achaea. It is 2 km southeast of Pankrati (Achaea), 5 km northeast of Prasino, 16 km north of Vytina and 16 km northeast of Levidi. The Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Levidi) passes south of the village. Dara has a historical folklore museum displaying the woodcarvings of Giannis Bakopoulos.

Historical population

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Year Population
1981 713
1991 593
2001 474
2011 383
2021 312

The Arvanites historically lived in this village, as it was founded and named by medieval Albanian migrants into the region. The Dara family was one of the first to migrate from Albania to Italy and Greece after Skanderbeg's death. They migrated from the region of Rrjoll, northern Albania, Malësia. They named the village Dara after themselves when they settled here in the Middle Ages.[2]

The Dara family in southern Italy exist as a part of the Arbëreshë community in Palazzo Adriano, a town in Sicily. Gabriele Dara, was an Arbëreshë politician and poet of the 19th century. He is regarded as one of the early writers of the Albanian National Awakening. He was a part of the Dara family of southern Italy which is also related to the Dara family which founded this settlement of Dara.

Arvanitika is not spoken here anymore due to gradual assimilation over time and the population identify as Greeks.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Pynsent, Robert B.; Kanikova, Sonia I. (1993). Reader's Encyclopedia of Eastern European Literature. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-270007-0.
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