Lahi is a village just east of Neapolis which originated around 1600 CE.
From
the Byzantines there was the Temple of Theotokos (Kalenia), where in
After the failure of the Orlofians, several inhabitants of the village
dispersed in other parts of the country and mainly in the Aegean
islands.the past it functioned as a monastery.
In 1814, after the permission of the agape of Faraklou, the temple of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary was built.
With
the establishment of the newer Greek state in 1836, Lahi was the seat
of one of the two municipalities of Vatikas, the Municipality of Voi and
which in 1840 merged with the Municipality of Maleos (Faraklos). The
two municipalities merged in 1840.
There are a number of explanations for the origin of the village's name:
*Lashis was a general of the Athenians in the 5th century BC.
*One of the generals of the King of God is reported as Leigh.
*Georgios Lahis, resident of the region during the Ottoman domination.
*Las the place name beach at sea.
*Lahia, meaning well-cultivated land and lachos which means stone digging.
*The
main activity of the inhabitants in the past was the sea (shipping and
fishing) and, in addition, the cultivation of the land.
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