Charilaou

Charilaou is a district in eastern Thessaloniki, Greece. The district was named after the banker and entrepreneur Epameinontas Charilaos, the landowner in the area, who had origins from the Ainos of Thrace.

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Type: Suburb
Description: human settlement in Greece
Also known as: “Harilaou” and “Kharilaou”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium and New Mosque.

Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium

Pitch

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The Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium or Charilaou Ground is a football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built in 1951 as the home stadium of Aris, one of the most popular football clubs in Greece.

New Mosque

Museum

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The Yeni Mosque is a mosque in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece. It was built by Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli in 1902, during the Ottoman era, for the city's Dönmeh community, crypto-Jewish converts to Islam.

Three Holy Hierarchs

Church

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Three Holy Hierarchs is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Depot and Pylaia.

Depot

Suburb

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Depot is a suburb.

Pylaia

Suburb

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Pylaia is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki Prefecture of Greece. In the 2011 local government reform, Thessaloniki Prefecture became the regional unit of Thessaloniki, and Pylaia became a part of the new municipality of Pylaia-Chortiatis.