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Athens

Αθήνα
Athīna
Frae upper left: the Acropolis, the Hellenic Parliament, the Zappeion, the Acropolis Museum, Monastiraki Square, Athens view towards the sea.
Frae upper left: theAcropolis,theHellenic Parliament,theZappeion,theAcropolis Museum,Monastiraki Square,Athens view towards the sea.
Athens is located in Greece
Athens
Athens
Location within the region
Coordinates:37°58′N23°43′E/ 37.967°N 23.717°E/37.967; 23.717Coordinates:37°58′N23°43′E/ 37.967°N 23.717°E/37.967; 23.717
KintraGreece
Admeenistrative regionAttica
Regional unitCentral Athens
Destricts7
Govrenment
• MayorGiorgos Kaminis(Independent; syne 29 December 2010)
Area
• Urban
412 km2(159 sq mi)
• Metro
2928.717 km2(1,130.784 sq mi)
• Municipality38.964 km2(15.044 sq mi)
Highest elevation
338 m (1,109 ft)
Lowest elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
(2011)[1]
•Urban
3,074,160
• Urban density7,500/km2(19,000/sq mi)
•Metro
3,737,550
• Metro density1,300/km2(3,300/sq mi)
• Municipality
655780
• Municipality density17,000/km2(44,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Athenian
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)
Postal code
10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx
Aurie code(s)21
Vehicle registrationYxx, Zxx, Ixx (excluding ZAx and INx)
Websitecityofathens.gr

Athens(/ˈæθᵻnz/;[2]Greek:Αθήνα,Athína,[aˈθina];Ancient Greek:Ἀθῆναι,Athēnai) is thecaipitalan lairgest ceity oGreece.Athens dominates theAtticaregion an is ane o thewarld's auldest ceities,wi itsrecordit historyspannin aroond 3,400 year.Classical Athens,as a landlockit location wis a pouerfulceity-statethat emergit in conjunction wi the seagoin development o the port oPiraeus.A centre for the airts, learnin anfilosofie,hame oPlato'sAcademyanAristotle'sLyceum,[3][4]it is widely referred tae as thecradleo Wastren ceevilization an the birthplace odemocracy,[5][6]lairgely due tae the impact o its cultural an poleetical achievements durin the 5t an 4t centuries BC in later centuries on the rest o the then kentEuropean continent.[7]The day a cosmopolitan metropolis, modren Athens is central tae economic, feenancial, industrial, poleetical an cultural life in Greece. In 2008, Athens wis rankit the warld's32nt richest ceitybi purchasin pouer[8]an the 25t maist expensive[9]in aUBSstudy. The ceity is namit in honour oAthena.

History

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Lang syne, Athens wis a feckfu ceity. It wis kent for the feck o learnin that happened thare, an wis hame taePlato'sAcademy anAristotle'sLyceum.It haed its ainConstitutionan aw.

TheOttoman Turksteuk ower Athens in1458.The Turks made theParthenonintae aMuslimmosque.TheParthenonwis later skaithed in1687whan gunpouder explodit ben the biggin.

Athens wis freed fae the Turks durin the Greek war o unthirldom (1821-33). It syne becam the caipital o Greece.

Govrenment

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The umwhileAthens Prefectur(blue), athin the region oAttica(grey)

Athens became thecaipitalo Greece in 1834, follaeinNafplio,which wis the proveesional caipital frae 1829. In addeetion, the municipality o Athens is the caipital o the Attica region.Athenscan refer aither tae the municipality o Athens or tae the entire AthensUrban area,which maks up the "Ceity o Athens" that sprawls athort theAttica Basin.

Attica Region

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TheAthens Metropolitan Area,sprawlin ower 2,928.717 km2(1,131 sq mi), is locatit athin the 3,808 km2(1,470 sq mi)Atticaregion. The region encompasses the maist populatit region o Greece, reachin 3,827,624 indwallers in 2011,[1]while it is housomeivver, ane o the smawest regions in the kintra.

The Attica region itsel is split intae aichtregional units,oot o which the first fower formGreater Athens,while theregional unit o PiraeusformsGreater Piraeus.Thegither thay mak up the contiguous biggit upurban areao the Greek caipital, spanning ower 412 km2(159 sq mi).[10]

Till 2010, the first fower regional units abuin made up the abolishtAthens Prefectur(wha is referred tae asGreater Athens) an aw, which wis the maist populous o thePrefecturs o Greeceat the time, accoontin for 2,640,701 fowk (in 2011),[1]athin a area o 361 km2(139 sq mi).[11]

Athens Municipality

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The seiven destricts o Athens municipality

Themunicipalityo Athens is themaist populous in Greece,wi a population o 664,046 fowk (in 2011)[1]an a area o 39 km2(15 sq mi),[11]formin the core o the Athens Urban Area athin theAttica Basin.The currentmayor o AthensisGiorgos Kaminis.The municipality is dividit intae seiven municipal destricts which are mainly uised for admeenistrative purposes.

Population data for the 7 municipal destricts o Athens (2001 census):[12]

1st: 97,570 2nt: 110,069 3rd: 48,305 4t: 87,672 5t: 95,234 6t: 147,181 7t: 159,483

For Athenians the maist popular wey o dividin the ceity proper is throu its neebourheids sic asPagkrati,Ambelokipi,Exarcheia,Patissia,Ilissia,Petralona,KoukakianKypseli,each wi its awn distinct history an characteristics.

The Athens municipality forms the core an centre oGreater Athensan aw which consists o the Athens municipality an 34 mair municipalities, which are dividit in the fower regional units mentioned abuin.

Municipalities o Greater Athens
Central Section: 1. Ceity o Athens 2.Dafni 3.Ilioupoli 4.Vyronas 5.Kaisariani 6.Zografou 7.Galatsi 8.Filadelfeia
Wast Section:
29.Egaleo
30.Agia Varvara
31.Chaidari
32.Peristeri
33.Petroupoli
34.Ilion
35.Agioi Anargyroi–Kamatero
Athens
North Section:
9.Nea Ionia
10.Irakleio
11.Metamorfosi
12.Lykovrysi–Pefki
13.Kifissia
14.Penteli-Melissia
15.Amarousio
16.Vrilissia
17.Ag. Paraskevi
18.Cholargos–Papagou
19.Chalandri
20.Filothei–Psychiko
Sooth Section: 21.Glyfada 22.Elliniko-Argyroupoli 23.Alimos 24.Agios Dimitrios 25.Nea Smyrni 26.Faliro 27.Kallithea 28.Moschato

The municipalities o Greater Athens alang wi the municipalities athin GreaterPiraeus(regional unit o Piraeus) form the Athens Urban Area, while the lairger metropolitan area includes several addeetional suburbs an touns surroondin the denseurban areao the Greek caipital.

Sports

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Athens haes several lairge sports clubs lik fitball clubsAEK Athens F.C.,Panathinaikos F.C.anPanionios G.S.S,basketbaa clubMaroussi B.C.an handbaw clubSony Athinaikos Athens.

Olympic Gemmes

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Internaitional relations

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Twin touns – Sister ceities

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Athens istwinnedwi:

References

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  2. ↑Wells, John C. (1990).Longman pronunciation dictionary.Harlow, England: Longman. p. 48.ISBN0-582-05383-8.entry "Athens"
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