Ilisia
Ilisia is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece, named after the river Ilisos. A portion of the neighborhood, Ano Ilisia, is in Zografou and is near the Theology, Philosophy and Scientific faculties of the University of Athens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood of Athens, Greece
- Also known as: “Ilisia, Athens” and “Ilissia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lyceum and Athens Concert Hall.
Lyceum
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyceum (, Ancient Greek: Λύκειον, romanized: Lykeion /lý.keː.on/ was a temple in Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC.
Athens Concert Hall
Theater building
Photo: StrangeTraveler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Athens Concert Hall is a concert hall located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece. The Hall was inaugurated in 1991 with two halls. Since then it has been augmented with two more halls and now has a total of four: two large and two smaller ones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaisariani and Pangrati.
Kaisariani
Suburb
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaisariani is a suburban town and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece.
Pangrati
Suburb
Pangrati is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates, its frontage runs from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue along to Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, just a few minutes walk from the National Gardens.
Kountouriotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kountouriotika is a small neighborhood of Athens, Greece, named after the admiral and later President of Greece Pavlos Kountouriotis. It is located within Ampelokipoi.
Ilisia
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97543° or 37° 58′ 32″ northLongitude
23.75453° or 23° 45′ 16″ eastElevation
138 metres (453 feet)Open location code
8G95XQG3+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2103445759OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Ilisia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ilísia”
- Catalan: “Ilissia”
- Catalan: “Ilíssia”
- Chinese: “伊利夏”
- Dutch: “Ilissia”
- Finnish: “Ilísia”
- French: “Ilíssia”
- German: “Ilisia”
- Greek: “Iλίσια”
- Greek: “Ιλίσια”
- Greek: “Ιλίσσια”
- Japanese: “イリッシア”
- Russian: “Илисия”
- Ukrainian: “Ано Ілісія”
- Ukrainian: “Ілісія”
- Ukrainian: “Іліссія”
- Ukrainian: “Като Ілісія”
- Urdu: “الیسیا، ایتھنز”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Λυκαβηττός and Ano Ilisia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιος Χαράλαμπος Ιλισίων and Παρεκκλήσι Αγίας Βαρβάρας.
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