Cephissus

Cephissus is a river in the vicinity of , . Together with the neighbouring river , it drains a catchment area of 420 km2. The source of the river is in the saddle depression between the and mountains.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river through Athenian plain, Greece
  • Also known as: “Cefís de l’Àtica”, “Kifisos Potamos”, “Kifissós Potamós”, “Αττικός Κηφισός”, “Κηφισός Αττικής”, and “Κηφισσός”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hellenic Air Force Museum and Tatoi Airport.

Museum
Photo: Dimitris Kamaras, CC BY 2.0.
The was founded in 1986 and…

Aerodrome
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is an located north of , in . is situated 3 km north of Cephissus.

Railway station
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The Acharnes Railway Center or SKA is a two-level… is situated 3½ km southwest of Cephissus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lykovrysi and Acharnes.

Suburb
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is a town in the North Athens regional unit, , .

Suburb
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, is a municipality in the regional unit in . is situated 3 km west of Cephissus.

Suburb
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is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the , . is situated 3½ km southeast of Cephissus.

Cephissus

Latitude
38.08481° or 38° 5′ 5″ north
Longitude
23.77154° or 23° 46′ 18″ east
Elevation
169 metres (554 feet)
Open location code
8GC53QMC+WJ
Geo­Names ID
259823
Wiki­data ID
Q928686
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Cephissus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيفيسوس”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Cephissus”
  • Catalan: “Cefís”
  • Cebuano: “Kifisós Potamós”
  • Chinese: “基菲索斯河”
  • Dutch: “Attische Cephissus”
  • Finnish: “Kifisós”
  • French: “Céphise”
  • German: “Kifisos”
  • Greek: “Κηφισός”
  • Irish: “Cephissus”
  • Italian: “Cefiso”
  • Japanese: “キフィソス川”
  • Ladin: “Cephissus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kifisós i Attikí”
  • Portuguese: “Cefiso”
  • Russian: “Кефисс”
  • Russian: “Кифисос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kefis”
  • Spanish: “Cefiso”
  • Swedish: “Kefissos”
  • Tamil: “செபிசஸ்”
  • Turkish: “Kifisos”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіфісос”
  • Urdu: “کیفیسوس”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Cefiso”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Adames and Nea Kifissia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Moní Chrysovalántou and Sidhirodhromikós Stathmós Dhekelías.

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