Alimos ( el, Άλιμος) is a south district of
Athens
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and a municipality in
South Athens regional unit,
Greece
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. It was formed in 1968
comprising two settlements, the suburban seaside town of
Kalamaki ( el, Καλαμάκι), and the inland community of
Trachones ( el, Τράχωνες). Alimos had 41,720 inhabitants in the 2011 census.
Geography
Alimos is situated on the
Saronic Gulf
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coast, 8 km south of Athens city centre along the Athens coast. The municipality has an area of 5.909 km
2.
The
Hellinikon Olympic Complex, built on the grounds of the former
Ellinikon International Airport for the
2004 Summer Olympics
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, lies south of Alimos. The built-up area of Alimos is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs
Palaio Faliro,
Agios Dimitrios
Agios Dimitrios ( Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning Saint Dimitrios, before 1928: Μπραχάμι - ''Brahami'') is a suburb in the southern part of the Athens, Greece.
Geography
Agios Dimitrios is situated 5 km south of Athen ...
,
Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli ( el, Ηλιούπολη, " Sun City") is a suburban municipality belongs to Central Athens regional unit and located in the central-southern part of the Athens. Its name is the modern form of the ancient name of Heliopolis in E ...
,
Argyroupoli
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and
Elliniko
Elliniko ( el, Ελληνικό, meaning "Greek") is a coastal suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Elliniko-Argyroupoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Elliniko is known for the Helli ...
. Alimos has a large marina and several beaches.
The main roads of Alimos are
Poseidonos Avenue along the coast, Kalamakiou Avenue and Alimou Avenue. The nearest
subway
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Transportation
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* Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle
* Subway (George Bush Intercontin ...
station is at
Alimos metro station
Alimos ( el, Άλιμος) is an intermediate station on Athens Metro Line 2. It opened with the Elliniko extension on 26 July 2013. The station is adjacent to Vouliagmenis Avenue
Vouliagmenis Avenue () is one of the longest avenues in the Gre ...
, in the eastern part of the municipality. The western, coastal part of the municipality is connected with downtown Athens by the
Tram
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.
Climate
Alimos has a hot
semi-arid climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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: ''BSh''), bordering on a hot-summer
Mediterranean climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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: ''Csa''). Alimos experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters.
Current Weather (2021-)
Weather records for 2021- in Alimos (as of 1st December 2022) are given below:
History
The first settlements uncovered by archeologists in Alimos date back to the
Neolithic period
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, and the excavation site can be found in the region of
Euonymeia
Euonymeia ( el, Ευωνύμεια, ''Evonímia''), also known by its medieval name Trachones ( el, Τράχωνες), and by its modern colloquial Ano Kalamaki ( el, Άνω Καλαμάκι, Upper Kalamaki), is a historic settlement in Athens a ...
(Ano Kalamaki), immediately by the
Vouliagmenis Avenue
Vouliagmenis Avenue () is one of the longest avenues in the Greater Athens area, stretching from central Athens to the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni. The total length is 21 km. The avenue begins at Athanasios Diakos Street and Michalako ...
.
In classical antiquity,
Halimous Halimus or Halimous ( grc, Ἁλιμοῦς, Latin: Halmius) was a deme of ancient Athens, said to have been so called from τὰ ἅλιμα, sea-weeds, was situated on the coast between Phalerum and Aexone, at the distance of 35 stadia from the ci ...
( grc, Ἁλιμοῦς; also Alimous, Ἀλιμοῦς) was a fishing town on the outskirts of the
city-state
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of
Athens
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and constituted one of the
deme
In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th century BC and ear ...
s of
Attica
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. The area of Ano Kalamaki, known as
Euonymeia
Euonymeia ( el, Ευωνύμεια, ''Evonímia''), also known by its medieval name Trachones ( el, Τράχωνες), and by its modern colloquial Ano Kalamaki ( el, Άνω Καλαμάκι, Upper Kalamaki), is a historic settlement in Athens a ...
, constituted a distinct settlement, which in classical antiquity became the urban (''
asty'')
Deme of Euonymos. Testament to its development during this period are the ruins of the
amphitheater
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of Euonymos, quite unusual in the ancient world in its rectangular design. The site can be found on Archaiou Theatrou Street in Ano Kalamaki (just a few blocks away from the Neolithic site).
The most significant historical affiliation of Alimos is that with
Thucydides
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. Thucydides was born in Halimous, and is often referred to as "Thucydides the Halimousian" (Greek: Θουκυδίδης ο Αλιμούσιος). The bust of Thucydides is the emblem of Alimos, which is commonly used between schools in the area. Furthermore, the First High School of Alimos is called Thoukydideio (Greek: Θουκυδίδειο), after him.
Kalamaki was part of the community of
Brachami until 1927, when it became a separate community. The community Kalamaki was abolished in 1968, when the municipality Alimos was founded.
Culture
Education
Alimos has public and private schools of grades, apart from higher education, in several places throughout the city. The city has 12 public
kindergartens, 8 public
elementary schools, 6 public
Junior High Schools
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(including a Music School ) and 5
High Schools
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(including one Technical High School). Furthermore, there are several private schools, where tuition fees are needed.
Sports
Alimos has two clubs with presence in panhellenic championships, the water polo club
N.O. Kalamaki with presence in A1 Ethniki and the football club
Trachones F.C. with presence in
Gamma Ethniki
The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece.
History
The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 19 ...
. In Alimos is located the Byzantine Sport Center that is used by the two sport clubs come from
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
,
A.O. Tataula and
A.S. Pera
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* A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer
* "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder
* , a Spanish sports newspaper
* , an academic male voice ...
. These clubs settled in Alimos in 1973 and have many honours in
Greek Table Tennis Championship.
Commercial activity
The commercial activity in Kalamaki or Alimos is concentrated in the major avenues that cross the city regional (Amfitheas-Poseidonos-Alimou) and the streets that are inside the city links (Thukididou-Kalamakiou-Theomitoros-Ionias-Dodekanisou).
Historical population
Many people here are the descendants of refugees from
Kalkan Turkey, arriving in the
Greek genocide
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International relations
Alimos is
twinned with:
*
Niš
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,
Serbia
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References
External links
City of Alimos official website The Music School of Alimos
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Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in South Athens (regional unit)