Irakleia, Phthiotis

Irakleia (Greek: Ηράκλεια) is a village in Phthiotis, Greece. It is located in the plain between Mount Oeta and the Malian Gulf, near the city of Lamia. In the Ottoman period it was known as Moustafabei (Μουσταφάμπεη), after a local Ottoman landlord. It retained this name until 4 July 1915, when it was renamed to Irakleia Trachinias (Ηράκλεια Τραχινίας), after the nearby ancient city of Heraclea in Trachis. It received its present name on 16 October 1940.

Irakleia, Phthiotis

Irakleia (Greek: Ηράκλεια) is a village in Phthiotis, Greece. It is located in the plain between Mount Oeta and the Malian Gulf, near the city of Lamia. In the Ottoman period it was known as Moustafabei (Μουσταφάμπεη), after a local Ottoman landlord. It retained this name until 4 July 1915, when it was renamed to Irakleia Trachinias (Ηράκλεια Τραχινίας), after the nearby ancient city of Heraclea in Trachis. It received its present name on 16 October 1940.