Afaia
Afaia is a hamlet in Chaidari, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Afaia is situated nearby to the town Skaramagkas, as well as near the suburb Skaramangas Camp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: neighborhood of Skaramagkas, Attica, Greece
- Also known as: “Afea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacred Way and Daphní.
Sacred Way
Archaeological site
The Sacred Way, in ancient Greece, was the road from Athens to Eleusis. It was so called because it was the route taken by a procession celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries.
Daphní
Church
Photo: Ghirlandajo, Public domain.
Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skaramagkas and Korydallos.
Skaramagkas
Town
Skaramagas is a port town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Haidari and is divided into three main neighborhoods, Ano Afaia, Kato Afaia and the coastal zone.
Korydallos
Suburb
Korydallos is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of Athens agglomeration. Korydallos is situated 4½ km southeast of Afaia.
Keratsini
Suburb
Keratsini is a suburban town in the western part of the Piraeus regional unit, which in turn is a part of the Athens Urban Area. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Keratsini-Drapetsona, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Keratsini is situated 5 km south of Afaia.
Afaia
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Chaidari, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.01327° or 38° 0′ 48″ northLongitude
23.6135° or 23° 36′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8GC52J77+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 2275991321OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q120829374
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Afaia” goes by many names.
- French: “Aféa”
- Greek: “Αφαία Σκαραμαγκά”
- Greek: “Αφαία Χαϊδαρίου”
- Greek: “Αφαία”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Μητροπολιτικό Παρεκκλήσιο Αγίου Αντωνίου Αφαίας Σκαραμαγκά and Ιερό Αφροδίτης.
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