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Ilisos

The Ilisos or Ilisus is a river in , . Originally a tributary of the , 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.
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Photo: Edward Dodwell, Public domain.
  • Type: Canalized stream
  • Description: river in Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Ilisos Potamos”, “Ilisós Potamós”, “Ilisos River”, and “Ilissos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library of Greece and Municipal Stadium of Moschato.

Library
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main public library of , located in . Founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1832, its mission is to locate, collect, organize, describe and preserve the perpetual evidence of Greek culture and its uptake over time, as well as important representative evidence of human intellectual production.

Stadium
The stadium of Moschato is a football stadium in , a suburb of , Greece. It is owned by the and it is the home stadium of multiple clubs.

Park
The is a cultural center complex in the municipality of in , Greece. It includes new facilities for the and the Greek National Opera, as well as the 210,000 m2 Stavros Niarchos Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moschato and Kallithea.

Suburb
Photo: Pavlos1988, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a suburb in the southwestern part of the agglomeration, . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb in and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece, as well as the fourth biggest in the Athens urban area.

Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb and a former municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, lying in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Ilisos

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
Geo­Names ID
261789
Wiki­data ID
Q1658567
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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”
  • Dutch: “Ilissos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اليسوس”
  • Estonian: “Ilisós”
  • Estonian: “Ilissos”
  • Finnish: “Ilisos”
  • Finnish: “Ilissos”
  • Finnish: “Ilissus”
  • French: “Ilissos”
  • French: “Ilissós”
  • Georgian: “ილისოსი”
  • German: “Ilisos”
  • German: “Ilissos”
  • Greek: “Ιλισός”
  • Greek: “Ιλισσός”
  • Irish: “Ilisos”
  • Italian: “Ilisso”
  • Japanese: “イリソス川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ilisos”
  • Russian: “Илисос”
  • Russian: “Илиссос”
  • Spanish: “Iliso”
  • Tamil: “இலிசோசு”
  • Ukrainian: “Ілісос”
  • Ukrainian: “Ілісс”
  • Ukrainian: “Іліссос”
  • Ukrainian: “Ілісус”
  • Urdu: “الیسوس”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Peronia and Tzitzifies.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Greek National Opera and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ilisos”. Photo: Edward Dodwell, Public domain.