The term refers to the lowlands between the
Pierian Mountains in the south to the wetlands of the
Giannitsa Lake (now drained) in the north, and from the heights east of
Veroia to the mouths of the rivers Aliakmon and
Loudias (Ottoman
Kara Asmak) in the
Thermaic Gulf. According to some accounts, the name extended up to the
Axios River in the northeast. ==Settlements==