Port of Piraeus
The Port of Piraeus is the chief sea port of Athens, located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe. The Chinese state-owned COSCO Shipping operates the port.
- Type: Harbor
- Description: chief port of Athens
- Also known as: “Limani Peiraia”, “Piraeus”, “Piraeus Harbour”, “Piraeus Port”, “Port Piraeus”, “Το Λιμάνι του Πειραιά”, and “Порт Пірея”
- Historically known as: “Port Drako”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Archaeological Museum of Piraeus and Saint Nicholas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chadjikyriakeio and Troumpa.
Port of Piraeus
- Categories: seaport, port authority, and transport
- Location: Piraeus, Piraeus Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.94066° or 37° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
23.63388° or 23° 38′ 2″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8G95WJRM+7H
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Port of Piraeus” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Porti i Pireut”
- Arabic: “ميناء بيرايوس”
- Asturian: “Puertu del Pireo”
- Bashkir: “Пирей порты”
- Basque: “Pireoko portua”
- Catalan: “port del Pireu”
- Cebuano: “Piraeus Port”
- Chinese: “比雷埃夫斯港”
- Dutch: “haven van Piraeus”
- Esperanto: “Haveno Pireo”
- Finnish: “Pireuksen satama”
- French: “Port autonome du Pirée”
- French: “Port du Pirée”
- German: “Hafen Piräus”
- German: “Hafen von Piräus”
- Greek: “Limáni Peiraiá”
- Greek: “Liménas Peiraiós”
- Greek: “Limín Peiraiós”
- Greek: “Peiraiás”
- Greek: “Λιμάνι Πειραιά”
- Greek: “Λιμάνι του Πειραιά”
- Greek: “Λιμένας Πειραιώς”
- Greek: “Λιμήν Πειραιώς”
- Greek: “Πειραιάς”
- Hebrew: “נמל פיראוס”
- Irish: “Calafort Phiréas”
- Japanese: “ピレウス港”
- Lithuanian: “Pirėjo uostas”
- Romanian: “Portul Pireu”
- Russian: “Пирейский порт”
- Serbian: “Лука Пиреј”
- Spanish: “Puerto de El Pireo”
- Spanish: “Puerto del Pireo”
- Swedish: “Piraeus hamn”
- Swedish: “Piraeus Port”
- Turkish: “Pire Limanı”
- Ukrainian: “Пірейський порт”
- Urdu: “پیرایوس بندرگاہ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Xavéri and Ydraiika.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cape Miaulis and Faros 1 Hotel.
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