Dafni ( el, Δάφνη) is a suburb of

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Dafni-Ymittos Dafni-Ymittos ( el, Δάφνη-Υμηττός) is a municipality in the Central Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dafni. The municipality has an area of 2.350 km2. Municipality The municipality Dafni� ...

, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

Geography

Dafni is an inner suburb of Athens, 2 km south of the

Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. Th ...

. Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs

Nea Smyrni Nea Smyrni ( el, Νέα Σμύρνη, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality in South Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after İzmir in Turkey, which Greek's called it as Smyrna, whence many ...

, Agios Dimitrios and

Ymittos Ymittos ( el, Υμηττός), is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dafni-Ymittos, of which it is a municipal unit. With a land area of 0.975 km², it was the second-smallest m ...

. Dafni metro station is served by Line 2 of the Athens Metro. The main thoroughfare is

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 ...

, which connects Dafni with Athens city centre. At 1.375 km² it is one of the smallest municipal units in the

urban and metropolitan area.

Sports

The Amyntas Dafnis HEBA

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club ( A2 Division) competes at the Dafni Indoor Hall.

References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Central Athens (regional unit) {{Attica-geo-stub