Acarnania

Acarnania
Ἀκαρνανία
Region
Ruins of the theatre, Stratos
Map of ancient Acarnania
CountryGreece
LocationWestern Greece
Major citiesStratos
DialectsNorthwest Doric

Acarnania (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαρνανία, romanized: Akarnanía) is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today it forms the western part of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. The capital and principal city in ancient times was Stratos.

Acarnania's foundation in Greek mythology was traditionally ascribed to Acarnan, son of Alcmaeon.

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