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Rouf

Rouf is a neighborhood of , . It is located to the west of the Athens centre, between Piraeus and Petrou Ralli Avenue. Rouf is named after a businessman who, during Otto's reign, bought large areas in this location to make a farm.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: neighborhood of Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Roúf” and “Rouf, Athens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 civilization, and democracy.

Peak
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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.

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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 Votanikos and Gazi.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in , . The area is named after a nearby botanical garden situated to the southwest. The eastern part is residential; the western part is forested and industrialized.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , . It surrounds the old Athens gasworks, which is the industrial museum and exhibition space , widely known as , next to and close to the Acropolis.

Neighborhood
Asyrmatos or Attaliotika is a neighborhood of the center of , . It is located in the west slopes of Philopappos Hill, next to Ano Petralona district.

Rouf

Latitude
37.97359° or 37° 58′ 25″ north
Longitude
23.70452° or 23° 42′ 16″ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPF3+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7647533822
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
8740115
Wiki­data ID
Q1889962
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Rouf” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Rouf”
  • Finnish: “Rouf”
  • French: “Rouf”
  • German: “Rouf”
  • Greek: “Ρουφ”
  • Russian: “Руф”
  • Ukrainian: “Руф”
  • Urdu: “رؤف، ایتھنز”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rouf”. Photo: Artemco, CC BY-SA 4.0.