Dafni () is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration,

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

Dafni-Ymittos Dafni-Ymittos () is a municipality in the Central Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders ...

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

Geography

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

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

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and

Ymittos Ymittos (), is a town and a suburb in the Athens urban area, 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-sma ...

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

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

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urban and metropolitan area.

Sports

The Amyntas Dafnis HEBA

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

References

Populated places in Central Athens (regional unit) Dafni-Ymittos {{Attica-geo-stub