The
Pangaion Mountain (Greek, Ancient/Polytonic ?a??a???, Modern/Monotonic ?a??a??), ancient forms
Pangaeon,
Pangaeum, Homeric name
Nysa are a
mountain range in
Greece, approximately 40&_160;km from
Kavala. The highest elevation is 1,956 m and the mountaintop name is
Koutra. The
Aegean Sea lies to the south and the plains of Philippi-
Drama to the north The mountain ranges covers the southeastern portion of the prefecture of Serres as well as northwestern part of the Kavala prefecture which covers the most part of the hills. The hills are directly across a fertile plain from the ancient city of
Philippi, they are located between the
Strymon and the
Xiropotamos rivers and are covered in
Oriental plane and
Chestnut trees. Towns found in the Pangaion hills include
Nikisiani and
Palaiochori which are agricultural in nature and grow mainly
grain and
tobacco. The town of Palaiochori boasts the ruins of an ancient
castle on a peak overlooking the town.
Gold and
silver were mined in the ancient times. The Athenian tyrant
Pisistratus was exiled in the middle of the mountain. The sights of Athens on gold which had a reason of an attempt of an Athenian colony was settled in about
465 BC in the area of Strymon in a place called the Nine Roads (Ennea Odoi) which lead to a failure, the Thracians massacred the colonists and the colony became abandoned.
The municipality of Pangaio is named after this mountain range and the seat of the municipality is Nikisiani.
pan style="font-size small;">Coordinates 40°55'01?N 24°04'59?E? / ?40.917°N 24.083°E? / 40.917; 24.083
