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TRIKKALA (anc. Triha)

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 282 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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TRIKKALA (anc. Triha)  , a
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town of
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Greece, capital of the department of Trikkala, and the see of an archbishop, 38 m . W. of Larissa . In winter, when
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great numbers of Vlach herds-men take up their quarters in the town, its population exceeds that of Larissa . It has the appearance of a Mussulman town on account of its mosques (only two of which are in use) and it is a centre of trade in wheat, maize,
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tobacco and cocoons . The town was in ancient times a celebrated seat of the worship of Aesculapius . Pop . (1889), 14,820; (1907) 17,809; of the department, 90,548 .

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