Iera Polis of Mesolongi Municipality

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Iera Polis means Sacred Town a honorary title to the town for the Exodus of 1826 in Greek Revolution.
Missolonghi (Greek: Μεσολόγγι, Mesolongi) is a municipality of 34,416 people (according to the 2011 census)[1] in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Mesolongiou (Sacred City of Missolonghi). Missolonghi is known as the site of a dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, and of the death of poet Lord Byron.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missolonghi
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Coordinates:   38°25'33"N   21°20'46"E
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