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Tsakonia
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 1890 ethnographic map of the Peloponnese, with Tsakonian-speaking areas in sky blue | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 8,321 (2011 Greek census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Greece, United States, Australia | |
| Languages | |
| Modern Greek and Tsakonian Greek | |
| Religion | |
| Until c. 9th century: Ancient Greek religion; from c. 9th century to present: Greek Orthodox Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Maniots and other Greeks |
Tsakonia (Greek: Τσακωνιά, Tsakoniá; Tsakonian: Τσακωνία, Tsakonía) or the Tsakonian region (Τσακωνικός χώρος) refers to the small area in the eastern Peloponnese where the Tsakonian language is spoken, in the area surrounding 13 towns, villages and hamlets located around Pera Melana in Arcadia. It is not a formally defined political entity of the modern Greek state.
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