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How large was the sacred precinct of the Altis?

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Map of southeastern Europe highlighting Greece and marking the location of Olympia with a red star, indicating its status as a World Heritage Site. Olympia is shown in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula, surrounded by neighboring countries and nearby seas including the Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean.
Olympia Olympia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.

The sacred precinct of the Altis at Olympia was an irregular quadrangle measuring more than 600 feet (183 meters) on each side.12

It was enclosed by a wall on three sides, while its northern boundary was formed by the hill of Cronus.12