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Mount Athos in northeastern Greece, home of 20 monasteries, the first of which was built probably in the 9th century CE.
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Varlan, H. (2018, April 16). Mount Athos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8626/mount-athos/
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Varlan, Horia. "Mount Athos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 16, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8626/mount-athos/.
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Varlan, Horia. "Mount Athos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Apr 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8626/mount-athos/. Web. 18 May 2025.
