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( el, Χαϊδάρι, ''Khaidari'') is a suburb in the western part of the

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agglomeration, west of central Athens.

Geography

The municipality has an area of 22.655 km². The geography of the municipality of Haidari is diverse: the eastern part, where the town Haidari is situated, is densely populated and forms a continuous built up area with the inner suburbs of central Athens. The rocky

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hills run through the central part of the municipality. The pine forest of Dafni and the Daphni Monastery lie on the eastern slopes of Aigaleo. The westernmost part of Haidari is the small industrial port town

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, on the

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near

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. The main roads of Haidari are the

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(the old road from Athens to

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) and the

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History

During the Turkish rule Haidari belonged to a certain Haydar

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, which may have been a nickname from the Arabic word ''haydar'', meaning 'lion'.

Concentration camp

The Haidari concentration camp (Greek: στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης Χαϊδαρίου, ''stratópedo syngéntrosis Chaidaríou'', German: KZ Chaidari) was a concentration camp operated by the German Schutzstaffel in Haidari during the Axis Occupation of Greece from September 1943 to September 1944. The camp is now a monument to the Greek Resistance.

Sights of Interest

* Daphni Monastery * Palataki Tower * Diomideios Botanical Garden

Historical population

References

External links

Municipal website
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