Argolis (Greek, Modern: Αργολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa:
Ἀργολίς—still
the official, formal name; see also List of traditional Greek place
names) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is located
in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. Most arable land lies in the
central part. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and
olives. Beaches are found in the south and east. Mountains and hills
dominate the west, northeast and east.
It is bounded by Arcadia to the west and southwest, Corinthia to
the north, the Saronic Gulf and the Attica prefecture and the
Troezen area to the east and southeast by water, and the Argolic
Gulf to the south. (The Argolid of ancient times included Troezen).
Its mountain ranges include Lyrkeia and Trachy in the northwest.