Ilisos
The Ilisos or Ilisus is a river in Athens, Greece. Originally a tributary of the Kifisos, it has been rechanneled to the sea. It is now largely channeled underground, though as of June 2019 there were plans to unearth the river.
Photo: Edward Dodwell, Public domain.- Type: Canalized stream
- Description: river in Athens, Greece
- Also known as: “Ilisos Potamos”, “Ilisós Potamós”, “Ilisos River”, “Ilissus”, “Ιλισσός”, “Ілісс”, and “Ілісус”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Municipal Stadium of Moschato and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
Municipal Stadium of Moschato
Stadium
The stadium of Moschato is a football stadium in Moschato, a suburb of Athens, Greece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moschato and Kallithea.
Moschato
Suburb
Kallithea
Suburb
Ilisos
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.94953° or 37° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
23.68578° or 23° 41′ 9″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8G95WMXP+R8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Ilisos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إليسوس”
- Armenian: “Իլիսոս”
- Asturian: “Ríu Ilisos”
- Catalan: “Ilissos”
- Chinese: “伊利索斯河”
- Dutch: “Ilisos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اليسوس”
- Estonian: “Ilisós”
- Finnish: “Ilissos”
- French: “Ilissos”
- French: “Ilissós”
- Georgian: “ილისოსი”
- German: “Ilisos”
- Greek: “Ιλισός”
- Irish: “Ilisos”
- Italian: “Ilisso”
- Japanese: “イリソス川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ilisos”
- Russian: “Илисос”
- Russian: “Илиссос”
- Spanish: “Iliso”
- Tamil: “இலிசோசு”
- Ukrainian: “Ілісос”
- Ukrainian: “Іліссос”
- Urdu: “الیسوس”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Peronia and Tzitzifies.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Greek National Opera and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
Greece: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Athens and Thessaloniki.
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