Dafni ( el, Δάφνη) is a suburb of
Athens,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Dafni-Ymittos, 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. 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
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 Athens c ...
and
Ymittos.
Dafni metro station
Dafni ( el, Δάφνη) is a metro station on Athens Metro Line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
Public transport Americas
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is served by
Line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
Public transport Americas
*2 (New York City Subway service), a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway
*2 Line (Sound Transit), a light rail line in Seattle, Washington
*Line 2 Bloor–Dan ...
of the Athens Metro. The main thoroughfare is
Vouliagmenis Avenue, which connects Dafni with Athens city centre. At 1.375 km²
it is one of the smallest municipal units in the
Athens urban and metropolitan area.
Sports
The
Amyntas Dafnis HEBA
The Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (HEBA, el, Ελληνικός Σύνδεσμος Ανωνύμων Καλαθοσφαιρικών Εταιρειών, ΕΣΑΚΕ) is a governing body for basketball in Greece. It directs the 14 pro Greek ...
basketball club (
A2 Division) competes at the
Dafni Indoor Hall Michalis Mouroutsos Indoor Hall, or Dafni Indoor Hall, is an indoor arena that is located in the district of Dafni, Athens, which is about 3 km from the downtown center of the city of Athens, Greece. The arena is mainly used to host basketball ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Central Athens (regional unit)
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