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39°40′50″N 21°12′32″E / 39.680546°N 21.208974°E / 39.680546; 21.208974 Chalcis or Chalkis (Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Epirus in Mount Pindus, near which the Achelous River rises. It is erroneously called by Stephanus of Byzantium a town of Aetolia.

Its site is tentatively identified as near Khaliki.

References

1. Dionysius Periegetes, Description of the World 496.
2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 54, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Chalcis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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