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Ano Liosia or Ano Liossia (Greek:Άνω Λιόσια ) is a suburb in the nrothern part of Athens, Greece. Ano Liossia has grown rapidly over the last twenty years. A large number of Roma (Gypsies) live in this subburb of the Greek capital. The mountain range of Aigaleo is to its southwest. The view of the southeastern portion of the Parnitha ranges lies to the north. Other panorama of two other mountains are Penteli and the Hymettus. A mountain slope is to the west. Since February 2004, Attiki Odos runs between the town and GR-1/E75 to the east. The interchange is at Dimokratias Avenue. The Ano Liosia Ring at number 65 is presently under construction and will be opened to bypass Ano Liosia. It is located to the west and is connected with the Aigaleo Ring. It is located E of Eleusis and the Peloponnese, SE of Thiva, SSE of Chalkida, W of Mesogeios Avenue and about 15 km N of Athens, about 20 km Piraeus and Poseidonos Avenue. In the future, Ano Liosia will have an Attiki Metro subway station at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall connecting the future Doukissia Plakentias - Ano Liosia Line. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... This article is about Attica in Greece. ... A metropolis (in Greek metera = mother and polis = city/town) is a major city, which is an economical and cultural center for some country, and usually a hub for its international connections. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Dialing code 210 is an area code used in the Athens-Piraeus and Eleusis areas. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Greece, officaly called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. ... Roma is: The Latin, Italian, Romanian and Spanish name for the Italian city of Rome. ... The Rroma people (pronounced rahma, singular Rrom) along with the closely related Sinti people are commonly known as Gypsies. ... Aegaleo (Greek Αιγάλεω Aig leo, Latin Aegaleus), also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. ... Mount Parnitha (Greek, Modern: Πάρνηθα, [ncient/Katharevousa: -is, sometimes Parnetha), older forms Parnes, Parnis is mountain and range north of Athens and Menidi/Acharnae, the tallest on the peninsula of Attica. ... Pentéli or Pendeli, (Greek: Πεντέλη, ancient forms: Pentele or Pentelicus, Mendeli in medieval times) is a tall mountain and mountain range situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon. ... Hymettus, also Hymettos (Gr. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → February 29, 2004 Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as president of Haiti and flees the country for the Central African Republic. ... Attiki Odos (Greek: Αττική Οδος) is probably not the only private-owned superhighways in Greece. ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... Eleusis (Greek, Modern: Ελεύσινα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is) was a small town about 30 km NW of Athens. ... Peloponnesos (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, sometime Latinized as Peloponnesus or Anglicized as The Peloponnese) is a large peninsula in Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Isthmus of Corinth. ... Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis (Greek, Modern: Χαλκίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: _is), the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the strait of the Euripus at its narrowest point. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιά(ς) Pireá(s), Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the prefecture of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... The Athens Metro is the underground public transport system of Athens, Greece, constructed by the Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) company (literally Attican metro). History Construction began in 1996 to decrease traffic congestion and clean up the enviromnent by reducing Athens smog level. ...

Geography

Ano Liosia except for the northwest and the southwest were mainly made up of farmlands. Pasture farming, groves and mixed farming were common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the 1970s and the 1990s and are rarely continuing. Today, half of the municipality are urbanized or residential. The rocky landscapes with bushes dominates the rest of the land. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM...

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Sites of interest

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Ano Liossia has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a police station, a post office, supermarkets, a recycling plant, parks and squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

History

On September 7, 1999, an earthquake damaged homes but were in the hundreds or thousands range. The 11th International Chess Tournament took place in Ano Liosia in 2001. The municipality opened outside the municipality a campground in Myrsini Beach northwest of Myrsini in the northwestern part of the Prefecture of Ilia. It is known as LM Beach and has been opened since 2002. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Myrsíni (Μυρσίνη) is a town in the prefecture of Ilia in Greece, to the west of Lechaina but in the same municipality. ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Historical population

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External links

The Athens Metro is the underground public transport system of Athens, Greece, constructed by the Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) company (literally Attican metro). History Construction began in 1996 to decrease traffic congestion and clean up the enviromnent by reducing Athens smog level. ...

For an Aspropyrgos in Eurytania, see Aspropyrgos, Eurytania Aspropyrgos (Greek: Ασπρόπυργος for white tower). ... Acharnes, commonly Acharnai or Acharne (or Akharnes, Akharne, Akharnai, Aharnes, Aharnai, Aharne, Greek:, Ancient/Katharevousa and official name: Αχάρναι, Modern and older spelling: Αχάρνες) is a suburb of Athens also known as Menidi (Μενίδι). ...

See also

Categories: Athens | Cities and towns in Greece This article is about Attica in Greece. ... Agia Varvara or Agia Varvara (Greek: Άγια Βαρβάρα, meaning Saint Barbara), older form Ayia Varvara is a suburb in the western part of Athens, Greece. ... Agia Paraskevi (Greek: Άγια Παρασκευή) is a suburb in Athens, Greece. ... Agioi Anargyroi, Agii Anargyri, Agioi Anargiroi, Ayioi Anaryiroi, Ayii Anaryiri, Agii Anargiri, Agioi Anargiri (Greek: Άγιοι Ανάργυροι) is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Agios Dimitrios, Aghios Dimitrios or Ayios Dimitrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning Saint Demetrius) is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Aegaleo (Greek Αιγάλεω Aig leo, Latin Aegaleus), also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. ... Alimos (Greek: Άλιμος), Latin and older form: Alimus, is a suburb in the south southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Maroussi or Amaroussi, also Marousi and Amarousi, (Greek, Modern: Μαρούσι , Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) older forms: Amarousio, Amarousion, Amaroussi, Amaroussio, Amaroussion and Marousion is a suburban city NE of Athens, Greece. ... Chalandri, Halandri or sometimes Khalandri (Greek, Modern: Χαλάνδρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: _on), older forms, Chalandrion, Halandrion, Khalandrion is a northern suburb in Athens, Greece. ... Holargos or Cholargos, rarely Kholargos (Greek: Χολαργός) Latin/Older form: Cholargus is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northwest of the city center. ... For a tiny city of the suburb of Athens that has this name (rarely Daphni) , see Daphne, which is the smallest municipality. ... Ellinikon (Greek: Ελληνικό, meaning Greek) is a suburb of Athens, Greece. ... There is also a Filothei in Filothei and in the prefectures of Ioannina and Phokida Filothei (Greek: Φιλοθέη) is an affluent suburb of Athens, Greece, consisting mainly of hillside villas with reasonably close proximity to the Olympic Stadium. ... Galatsi ( Greek, Modern: Γαλάτσι, Ancient/ Katharevousa: -on), older spellings Galatsio, Galatsion, is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Glyfada (Greek: Γλυφάδα) is a city in Greece south of Ellinikon and Athens with three main roads. ... Kaisariani or Kaissariani ( Greek: Καισαριάνη), also Kesariani or Kessariani, is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα) or Kalithea is a city 8 km SW of Athens. ... Kifissia (Greek, Modern: Κηφισσιά, Ancient/Katharevousa: Κηφισσία, Ancient form/Latin: Cephissia) or Kifisia is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. ... There is also Nea Ionia in the prefecture of Magnesia Nea Ionia (meaning New Ionia) is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. ... There is also a village that has the name New Filadelfeia in the prefecture of Thessaloniki, see Nea FIladelfeia (Thessaloniki), Greece Nea Filadelfeia or Nea Filadelfia( Greek: Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια, meaning New Philadelphia), older rare New Philadelphia is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Neo Psychikoor Neo Psyhiko or Neo Psihiko (Greek, Modern: Νέο Ψυχικό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Neo Psychikon, Neo Psyhikon, Neo Psykhikon, Neo Psihikon, Neo Psikhikon is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Palaio Faliro or Paleo Faliro ( Greek, Modern: Παλαιό Φάληρο, Ancient/ Katharevousa: -on meaning Old Faliro), older forms Palaio Faliron or Paleo Faliron is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. ... Peristeri is a Modern Greek word for pigeon There are communities that have the name Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι), older forms Peristerio, Peristerion Peristeri, older forms Peristerio and Peristerion is a suburban community in Athens area (Attica), Greece. ... There are other Psychikos in Greece, one in Larissa and one in Serres. ... There is also a Tavros in Cyprus near Famagusta, see Tavros, Cyprus Tavros ( Greek: Ταύρος), is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Vrilissia (Greek: Βριλήσσια) is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. ... Ymittos or Imittos, also Imittos, rarely Hymmitos (Greek: Υμηττός), is a suburb of Athens, Greece. ... Zografou ( Greek: Ζωγράφου), rarely Zografos, is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Pentéli or Pendeli, (Greek: Πεντέλη, ancient forms: Pentele or Pentelicus, Mendeli in medieval times) is a tall mountain and mountain range situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon. ... Archarnae was the largest deme of ancient Attica; it was located in the northwest part of the Attic plain, around Menidi, and about 10 km due north of Athens. ... Gerakas (Greek: Γέρακας), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Glyka Nera or Glika Nera (Greek: Γλυκά Νερά meaning sweet water), is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Laurium or Laurion (Λαύριον, Thoricum before early 1000s BC, Ergastiri throughout the medieval times and the mid to late 1000s, Ergastiri is Greek for Workplace) is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece and is one of the southernmost and the seat of the municipality of Laverotiki, famous in... Marathon (Greek, Modern: Μαραθώνα Marathona or Marathonas, Ancient/Katharavousa: Μαραθών) is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the Athenian army defeated the Persians. ... Paiania, also, rarely, Paeania or Peania (Greek: Παιανία), is a town in Greece east of the Hymettus and Athens and is a suburb of Athens. ... For the Polynesian mythological figure, see Varima-te-Takere which is alsn known as Vari anf for a town on the island of Syros, see Vari (Syros), Greece. ... There is a village named Vouliagmeni in the prefecture of Ilia, see Vouliagmeni (Ilia), Greece Vouliagmeni (Greek: Βουλιαγμένη) is a municipality 20 km south of Athens. ... Anavyssos, also Anavissos, Anavysos, Anavisos (Greek: Ανάβυσσος, until the 1990s, Anavissos) is a suburban Athens town in southern Attica, and NW of Sunion. ... Agios Ioannis Rentis, Agios Ioannis Rendis, Agios Ioannis Redis, Ayios Ioannis Rentis, Ayios Ioannis Rendis, Ayios Ioannis Redis, (Greek: Άγιος Ιωάννης Ρέντης, first part meaning Saint John), older forms Aghios Ioannis Rentis, Aghios Ioannis Rendis, is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Ampelakia (Greek: Αμπελάκια, meaning vineyards), also Ambelakia or Abelakia is the capital city of the second municipality of Salamis and is in the southeastern part. ... Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf. ... There is another Korydallos near Kalambaka, see Korydallos (Trikala), Greece Korydalos (Greek: Κορυδαλλός, Latin: Corydallos or -os) is a municipality which belongs to Piraeus, Greece in the western suburbs of Athens. ... Kythira, also seen as Kythera, Cythera or Tsirigo, is an island, one of the Ionian Islands. ... Methana (Greek: Μέθανα), is a town, a municipality, a volcano and a peninsula located in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. ... There are communities that have the name Perama: Perama (Greek: Πέραμα) is a port city and a suburb of Athens that lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains. ... Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιά(ς) Pireá(s), Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the prefecture of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... This Poros is an island pair. ... The Greek island of Salamis (Greek, Modern: Σαλάμινα Salamina, Ancient/Katharevousa: ) is the largest island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile off-coast from Piraeus. ... Spetses (Greek, Modern: Σπέτσες, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older form Spetsai is an island in Greece. ... Antikythera (Αντικύθηρα) is a island with a land mass of 20 square kilometers, 38 kilometers south-east of Kythira. ... Kythira, also seen as Kythera, Cythera or Tsirigo, is an island, one of the Ionian Islands. ... For an Aspropyrgos in Eurytania, see Aspropyrgos, Eurytania Aspropyrgos (Greek: Ασπρόπυργος for white tower). ... Eleusis (Greek, Modern: Ελεύσινα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is) was a small town about 30 km NW of Athens. ... Megara (Greek: Μέγαρα) is an ancient city in Attica, Greece, on the Saronic Gulf opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. ...

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