Nea Smyrni

Nea Smyrni is a municipality and a town in South Athens, Greece. At the 2021 census, it had 72,853 inhabitants. It was named after the former Greek city Smyrna, whence many refugees arrived and settled in the Nea Smyrni area following the 1922 Burning of Smyrna, during the Greco-Turkish war.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.

The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy.

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The was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.

The or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the , , that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaio Faliro and Athens.

is a municipality in on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is part of the South Suburbs of .

is the capital city of with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.

The is the ancient port of , and still functions as the chief exit point from the city by sea, for destinations among the Aegean Islands and elsewhere in the east Mediterranean.

Nea Smyrni

Latitude
37.9434° or 37° 56′ 36″ north
Longitude
23.7144° or 23° 42′ 52″ east
Population
73,100
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
8G95WPV7+9Q
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In Other Languages

“Nea Smyrni” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Νέας Σμύρνης”

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