Attica
Attica Prefecture was a prefecture of Greece, first established in 1833 and disestablished for the last time in 1987. The prefecture was coextensive with the present-day Attica region.- 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: Magoula railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eleusina and Mandra.
Attica
- Location: Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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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
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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
Places to explore: Neos Pontos and Nea Zoi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Koryfí Agíou Vlasíou and Panagia Gorgoepikoos Monastery, Mandra.
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