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Attiki Odos
Attiki Odos ( el, Αττική Οδός) is a privately owned toll motorway system in Greece. The Attiki Odos motorways form the outer beltways of the Greater Athens metropolitan area. The total length of the motorways is . The Attiki Odos system consists of the following motorways: * A6: Eleusis - Athens International Airport * A61: Markopoulo - Lavrio (planned) * A62: Koropi - Athens International Airport * A63: Ilioupoli - Paiania (planned) * A64 (Ymittos Ring): Katechaki Avenue - Pallini (extension planned) * A65 (Aigaleo Ring): Aspropyrgos industrial area - Ano Liosia * A642: Doukissis Plakentias Avenue - Agia Paraskevi History Construction of the A6 motorway began in 1996. Part of it was opened, along with the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to which it connects, in March 2001. In early 2003, the A6 was opened from Kifisias Avenue Interchange to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport; the Ymittos Ring was almost paved by this time, and tunnels were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elefsis
Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest from the centre of Athens and is part of its metropolitan area. It is located in the Thriasio Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf. North of Elefsina are Mandra and Magoula, while Aspropyrgos is to the northeast. It is the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the birthplace of Aeschylus. Today, Elefsina is a major industrial centre, with the largest oil refinery in Greece as well as the home of the Aeschylia Festival, the longest-lived arts event in the Attica Region. On 11 November 2016, Elefsina was named the European Capital of Culture for 2021. Etymology The word Eleusis first appears at the Orphic hymn «Δήμητρος Ελευσινίας, θυμίαμα στύρακα». Also Hesychius of Alexandria reports that the older name for Eleusis was Saesara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorway 63 (Greece)
The following highways are numbered 63. For a list of roads called ''N63'', see List of N63 roads. Argentina * Buenos Aires Provincial Route 63 Australia * Gregory Developmental Road - Queensland State Route 63 Canada * Alberta Highway 63 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 63 * Ontario Highway 63 India * National Highway 63 (India) Iran * Road 63 Korea, South * National Route 63 Malaysia * Malaysia Federal Route 63 New Zealand * New Zealand State Highway 63 Philippines * N63 highway (Philippines) United Kingdom * A63 road (Leeds-Kingston upon Hull) United States * Interstate 63 (proposed) * U.S. Route 63 * Alabama State Route 63 * Arizona State Route 63 (former) * California State Route 63 * Colorado State Highway 63 * Connecticut Route 63 * Florida State Road 63 * Georgia State Route 63 ** Georgia State Route 63 (1921–1967) (former) * Hawaii Route 63 * Illinois Route 63 (former) * Indiana State Road 63 * K-63 (Kansas highway) * Kentucky Route 63 * Louisiana H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymettus
Hymettus (), also Hymettos (; el, Υμηττός, translit=Ymittós, pronounced ), is a mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as ''Trellós'' (crazy) or ''Trellóvouno'' (crazy mountain); the latter originates from the French "très long" (very long) in awe of its winding length of 16 km, as used by French travelers during the occupation of Greece by the Ottomans. Hymettus was assigned the status of a protected area in the EU's Natura 2000 ecological network. Geography The highest point of the mountain range is Evzonas (Εύζωνας) with an elevation of and the length of Hymettus is from Athens to the Saronic Gulf and 6 to 7 km from east to west. In ancient times, the highest point was known as Megas Hymettos and the southern peaks as Elattona (Ελάττονα) and Anydros Hymettos (Ἄνυδρος Ὑμηττός, "waterless Hymettos"). Today the southern peaks are called Mavrovouni (Μαυροβού ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
Athens International Airport ''Eleftherios Venizelos'' ( el, Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», ''Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos"''), commonly initialised as AIA , is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica. It began operation on 28 March 2001 (in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics) and is the main base of Aegean Airlines, as well as other smaller Greek airlines. It replaced the old Ellinikon International Airport. Athens International is currently a member of Group 1 of Airports Council International (over 25 million passengers) as of 2021, it is the 15th-busiest airport in Europe and the busiest and largest in the Balkans. History Development and ownership AIA is located between the towns of Markopoulo, Koropi, Spata and Loutsa, about to the east of central Athens ( by road, due to intervening hills). The airport is named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which is dedicated to Saint Paraskevi of Rome. Geography Agia Paraskevi is situated near the northern edge of the forested Hymettus mountain range, northeast of Athens city center. The municipality has an area of 7.935 km2. The built-up area of Agia Paraskevi is continuous with those of the neighboring Cholargos, Chalandri and Gerakas. Besides the central area around the Agia Paraskevi Square, Agia Paraskevi consists of 7 districts: Kontopefko, Nea Zoi, Tsakos, Stavros, Aigiannis, Pefkakia and Paradeisos. The National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos, which hosts the sole nuclear reactor in Greece, is situated in Agia Paraskevi. It is also home of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture. The main th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalandri
Chalandri ( el, Χαλάνδρι, Ancient Greek: Φλύα, ''Phlya'') is a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is a municipality of the Attica region. Geography Chalandri is a suburb in Northern Athens, around from the centre; its location corresponds with one of the 10 ancient demes (boroughs) of Athens, known as Phlya ( el, Φλύα). The municipality has an area of 10.805 km2. Chalandri was a small village until the rapid expansion of Athens during the 1960s and 1970s. Its built-up area is now continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Filothei, Marousi, Vrilissia, Agia Paraskevi, Cholargos, Neo Psychiko and Psychiko. Nevertheless, it has still a high ratio of open green areas per citizen in the Athens agglomeration. Several embassies are based in Chalandri. It is one of the largest suburbs in terms of population, with more than 70,000 residents. It holds an independent municipality status since 1944. Chalandri is served by the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorway 642 (Greece)
The A642 ( el, Αυτοκινητόδρομος 642) is a short motorway in the Athens metropolitan area, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi .... It forms a connection between the northern beltway the A6 (Attiki Odos) and the eastern beltway A62 (Hymettus Peripheral Road). Its length is 2 km. On 4 December 2015, the Greek government proposed to renumber the A642 as the A621: In practice, the renumbering did not take place, because road signs still show the motorway as the A642. Exit list Source: Attiki Odos, Motorway Exitlists References {{Greekroads 642 Roads in Attica Buildings and structures in Athens Transport in Athens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorway 65 (Greece)
The Greek Motorway A65 ( el, Αυτοκινητόδρομος 65), often referred to as the Egaleo Ring Road (), is a motorway in Athens. Part of the Attiki Odos highway system, it branches off the main A6, serving western Athens. It is named after the Egaleo Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census. G ... mountain range it runs parallel to. The motorway was supposed to serve as a connector road with National Road 8. It however remains unfinished as the construction of its southernmost 1.4 km section near Skaramagas has been blocked by controversies. Exit list {{Streets in Athens 65 Roads in Attica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallini
Pallini ( el, Παλλήνη) is a suburban town in Greater Athens Area and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas. It is the seat of administration of the East Attica regional unit. Geography Pallini is situated in the eastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 150 m elevation. It lies in a plain between the mountains Penteliko and Hymettus. It is 2 km east of Gerakas and 14 km east of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Gerakas and Anthousa. Pallini station, west of the town centre, is served by commuter trains and Athens metro. Greek National Road 54 (Athens - Rafina) passes through Pallini. The municipal unit Pallini includes the subdivision of Leontari. Municipality The municipality Pallini was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: * Anthousa *Gerakas *Pallini The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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