Exarcheia
Exarcheia is a neighbourhood in central Athens, Greece close to the historical building of the National Technical University of Athens. Exarcheia took its name from a 19th-century businessman named Exarchos who opened a large general store there.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Parthenon and Epigraphical Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neapoli and Pefkakia.
Exarcheia
- Type: Locality
- Description: neighborhood in Athens, Greece
- Categories: neighborhood and intentional community
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.98662° or 37° 59′ 12″ north
Longitude
23.73509° or 23° 44′ 6″ east
Elevation
97 metres (318 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPPP+J2
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Exarcheia” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Էքսարխիա”
- Catalan: “Exàrkhia”
- Chinese: “埃克萨尔希亚”
- Chinese: “埃克薩爾希亞”
- Czech: “Exarcheia”
- Dutch: “Exarcheia”
- Esperanto: “Eksarĥeja”
- Esperanto: “Exarcheia”
- Finnish: “Exárcheia”
- French: “Exárcheia”
- German: “Exarchia”
- Greek: “Εξάρχεια”
- Greek: “Πιθαράδικα” (historical)
- Hebrew: “אקסרכיה”
- Indonesian: “Exarcheia”
- Japanese: “エクサルヒア”
- Polish: “Eksarchia”
- Polish: “Exarchia”
- Portuguese: “Exárchia”
- Russian: “Экзархия”
- Spanish: “Exarcheia”
- Swedish: “Exarchia”
- Turkish: “Eksarhia”
- Ukrainian: “Екзархія”
- Urdu: “ایکسارخیا”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mouseio and Lófos Stréfi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Exarcheia Square and National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
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