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{{Short description|Mountain in Greece}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name=Klokova (Κλόκοβα)
| other_name=Taphiassos
| photo=Paliovouna765.jpg
| photo_caption= View of Klokova from Rio in Achaea
| highest= Klokova
| elevation_m=1039
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| country=Greece
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| region=[[Aetolia-Acarnania]]
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'''Klokova''' ({{langx|el|Κλόκοβα}}, also known as ''Paliovouna'' (Παλιοβούνα)) is a mountain in the southeast of [[Aetolia-Acarnania]], in western [[Greece]]. In classical antiquity, the mountain was known as ''Taphiassus'' (Ταφιασσός).<ref name=DGRG/> Its highest point is 1,039 m.<ref name=oreiv/>
==Geography==
The mountain is located nearly 6 km west of [[Antirrio]] and sits on the northeast shore of the [[Gulf of Patras]]. A nearby mountain range is [[Arakynthos (mountain)|Arakynthos]] to the northwest, separated from Klokova by the river [[Evinos]].
The [[Greek National Road 5|National Road 5]] runs along the southern foot of the mountain. This was once used for main traffic between [[Antirrio]] and [[Missolonghi|Messolonghi]] as well as [[Ioannina]], the traffic now carried by the [[A5 motorway (Greece)|A5 Ionia Odos]] motorway (part of the [[European route E55|E55]]) running in the southern portion underneath with the [[Klokova Tunnel]], which is 2.8 km long and was opened to traffic on 12 April 2017.<ref>[https://www.ypodomes.com/index.php/autokinitodromoi/uperastikoi/ionia-odos/item/39956-ionia-odos-egkainiazetai-to-tmima-klokova-kefalovryso-tin-megali-tetarti Ionia Odos: the section Klokova - Kefalovryso is opened on Holy Wednesday] {{in lang|el}}</ref>
==Mythology==
According to [[Greek mythology]], [[Nessus (mythology)|Nessus]] and other centaurs were buried on the hill of Taphiassus.<ref name=DGRG>{{Cite DGRG|title=Aetolia|url=|first=|last=|volume=1|pages=63}}</ref> Nessus tried to carry [[Deianeira]] across the [[Evinos|Evinos river]], which led [[Hercules (mythology)|Hercules]] to kill him. The decomposition of their bodies made water flowing at the foot of the hill to be ""bleak and with blood clots...".
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:KlokovaPatra.jpg|Mount Klokova viewed from [[Patras|Patras, Greece]].
File:Klokova&VarasovaTsoukaleika.jpg|A view of several mountains, including Klokova from [[Tsoukalaiika, Achaea|Tsoukaleika]].
File:A5 Klokova tunnel.jpg|A view of the Klokova Tunnel.
</gallery>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.eospatras.gr/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%B2%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%85%CF%86%CE%AE-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%B2%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%AE-%CE%BA%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%BA/ Climbing Paliovouna] {{in lang|el}}
[[Category:Mountains of Greece]]
[[Category:Landforms of Aetolia-Acarnania]]
[[Category:Nafpaktia]]