5-535: Kleisoura (Greek: Κλεισούρα , "enclosure" or "pass") may refer to: Kleisoura (Byzantine district) , a Byzantine military frontier province Kleisoura, Kastoria , a village and a municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Greece Battle of Kleisoura Pass , April 1941 Kleisoura, Larissa , a village and a municipality in Larissa regional unit, Greece Kleisoura, Preveza ,
10-463: A village in the municipal unit of Filippiada , Preveza regional unit, Greece Kleisoura, the Greek name for Këlcyrë , a town and mountain pass in southern Albania Capture of Klisura Pass , January 1941 See also [ edit ] Klisura (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
15-640: The Byzantine Empire , a kleisoura ( Greek : κλεισούρα , "enclosure, defile") was a term traditionally applied to a fortified mountain pass and the military district protecting it. By the late 7th century, it came to be applied to more extensive frontier districts, distinct from the larger themata , chiefly along the Empire's eastern border with the Caliphate along the line of the Taurus - Anti-Taurus mountains (in
20-511: The West , only Strymon was in its early days termed a kleisoura ). A kleisoura or kleisourarchia was an autonomous command, under a kleisourarches (Greek: κλεισουράρχης). Eventually, most kleisourai were raised to full themata , and the term fell out of use after the 10th century (in late Byzantine times, droungos had a similar meaning). Its Islamic counterpart in Cilicia and Mesopotamia
25-518: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kleisoura&oldid=1253599850 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Greek-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kleisoura (Byzantine district) In
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