Eleonas

Eleonas is a railway stop in , , . Eleonas is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .
  • Type: Railway stop
  • Also known as: “Elaionas”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eleonas and Platonic Academy.

Metro station
Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a station on Athens Metro Line 3. It opened on 26 May 2007 as part of the extension. During planning in the late-1990s, the station was known as "Agios Savvas", after a nearby church.

Archaeological site
Photo: Raphael, Public domain.
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. is situated 1¼ km east of Eleonas.

Mosque
Photo: NikosLikomitros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Votanikos Mosque, more commonly known as the or the Athens Mosque, is a in the neighbourhood of , . It is the first official mosque in the Greek capital since the Greek War of Independence. is situated 560 metres east of Eleonas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elaionas and Aigaleo.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in Central , . It is an industrial area and one of the most deprived areas of the municipality of Athens.

Suburb
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Egaleo is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the , belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit.

Quarter
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Eleonas

Latitude
37.98778° or 37° 59′ 16″ north
Longitude
23.69337° or 23° 41′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G95XMQV+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7484233111
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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In Other Languages

From French to Greek—“Eleonas” goes by many names.
  • French: “Eleonas”
  • Greek: “Ελαιώνας”

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