Attica

Attica Prefecture was a prefecture of , first established in 1833 and disestablished for the last time in 1987. The prefecture was coextensive with the present-day .
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  • Type: prefecture of Greece with 161,000 residents
  • Description: former administrative division of Greece (till 1997) - geographically same to current Attica Region
  • Also known as: Attica Prefecture”, “Attikí”, and “Nomos Attikis

Places of Interest

Highlights include Magoula.

Railway station
railway station is a station in the municipal unit of of the municipality of , West Attica, . It is located adjacent to A8 motorway between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eleusina and Mandra.

, also known as Elefsina or Eleusis is a suburban town in , the historic region of Athens city-state, just northwest of .

Town
is a town.

Town
is a suburban town of and former community of West Attica, located in the Thriasio Plain. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Attica

Latitude
38.0833° or 38° 5′ north
Longitude
23.5° or 23° 30′ east
Population
161,000
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
Open location code
8GC53GM2+82
Geo­Names ID
264353
Wiki­data ID
Q1245720
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Armenian—“Attica” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Attika prefekturası
  • Catalan: prefectura de l’Àtica
  • Cebuano: Nomós Attikís
  • Chinese: 阿提卡州
  • Finnish: Attikan prefektuuri
  • French: nome d’Attique
  • French: Nome d’Attique
  • Greek: Αττική
  • Greek: Νομός Αττικής
  • Latin: Attica
  • Portuguese: Ática
  • Russian: Аттика
  • Slovenian: Prefektura Atika
  • Spanish: prefectura de Ática
  • Spanish: Prefectura de Ática
  • Swedish: Nomós Attikís
  • Western Armenian: Ատիկէ նահանգ

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Koryfí Agíou Vlasíou and Panagia Gorgoepikoos Monastery, Mandra.

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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 “Attica”. Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.