Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland.
- Locality with about 643,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (350 feet)
- Description: municipality of Greece in Attica, part of Central Athens district
- Also known as“Athens Municipality”“Dimos Athinon”“Municipality of Athens”
Places of Interest
Discover Parthenon and Platonic Academy.
Platonic Academy
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Palaio Faliro.
Palaio Faliro
Palaio Faliro is a municipality in Attica on the Saronic Gulf coast.
Athens
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Latitude
37.9889° or 37° 59′ 20″ north
Longitude
23.736° or 23° 44′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G95XPQP+HC
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Athens” goes by many names.
بلدية أثيناArabic
Աթենքի մունիցիպալիտետArmenian
Afina bələdiyyəsiAzerbaijani
Афина муниципалитетыBashkir
Atenas udalerriaBasque
АфіныBelarusian
АтинаBulgarian
дем АтинаBulgarian
AtenesCatalan
Dimos AthensCebuano
Belediyay AtênaDimli (individual language)
Dimos AtenaDimli (individual language)
Athene (gemeente)Dutch
gemeente AtheneDutch
Municipo AtenoEsperanto
Ateenan kuntaFinnish
concello de AtenasGalician
ΑθήναGreek
ΑθήναιGreek
ΑθηναίωνGreek
Δήμος ΑθηναίωνGreek
Δήμος ΑθηνώνGreek
Δήμος της ΑθήναςGreek
עיריית אתונהHebrew
Athén községHungarian
Municipo AtinaIdo
AteneItalian
comune di AteneItalian
アテネ自治体Japanese
AthenaeLatin
Athenae demusLatin
Perbandaran AthensMalay
AthenNorwegian
Athen kommuneNorwegian Bokmål
AtenyPolish
Ateny gminaPolish
comuna AtenaRomanian
АфиныRussian
Občina AteneSlovenian
Atens kommunSwedish
Dimos AthensSwedish
Афин муниципалитетыTatar
Atina belediyesiTurkish
Муніципалітет АфінUkrainian
Муніципалітет АфіниUkrainian
بلدیہ ایتھنزUrdu
Bwrdeistref AthensWelsh
ԱթէնքWestern Armenian
Աթէնքի քաղաքապետութիւնWestern Armenian
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Greece: Highlights
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