Kaki Thalassa ( el, Κακή Θάλασσα) is a

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port town A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

located in the municipality of

Lavreotiki Lavreotiki is a municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greek regional unit of East Attica. Its municipal seat is the town of Laurium (''Lavrio''). It is historically important as a significant ancient mining dis ...

East Attica East Attica ( el, Ανατολική Αττική) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the urban agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east. Adm ...

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, 30 km southeast of the nation's capital,

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 ...

. Kaki Thalassa is above sea level. A

rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ...

town, it had a total population of just 127 according to a 2011 Greek census. Prior to the 2011 Kallikratis local government reform program, Kaki Thalassa was part of the municipality of

Keratea Keratea ( el, Κερατέα) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.864 km2. It is part of ...

. The town's name, literally translated, means ''evil sea'', from (the nominative singular form of ), meaning ''bad'' or ''evil'', and the (feminine gendered) noun , meaning ''sea''.

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