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Ekali (Greek: Εκάλη, Latin: Hecale) is a rather exclusive suburban community in Attica, Greece -- just about 20 km north of Athens. Ekali has strict building regulations to ensure the conservation of its character as a pleasant, verdant suburb. 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 ... Attica (in Greek: Î‘Ï„Ï„Î¹ÎºÎ®, Attike;; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of 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. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... 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. ... Attica (in Greek: Î‘Ï„Ï„Î¹ÎºÎ®, Attike;; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...

Ekali sits between the Athenian plain and the Penteli mountains. The plain is to the west, the forests at the foot of the Pentelic mountain range lie to the east. Ekali is the northernmost division in the agglomeration as well as Megali Diktyo. Ekali is accessed via an interchange with GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) at the 18th km near Varybobi, to the southwest. The Penteli mountains, mostly forested but now increasingly urbanized, lie to the east. The Cephissus River lies to the west. The main street is Thisseos (Theseus) Avenue, which connects GR-83 with the road to the communities of Dionysos and Rhea north of Ekali. Ekali is located SE of Thiva, S of Euboea and Oropos, NE of Kifissia and N of the Attiki Odos (number 6). 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. ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ... 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. ... Cephissus (Athenian plain) (Greek Κήφισσος, Kifissós, Kephissós, Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφ&#953σος Kêphissos), a river flowing through the Athenian plain. ... Theseus (Î˜Î·ÏƒÎµÏ…Ï‚) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aegeus (or of Poseidon). ... Thebes (in modern Greek: Î˜Î®Î²Î± - ThÃva, in ancient Greek and Katharevousa: - ThÄ“bai or ThÃvai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Î•ÏÎ²Î¿Î¹Î± Evia, Ancient Greek Î•ÃºÎ²Î¿Î¹Î± EÃºboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Oropos, or Oropus is a Greek seaport, on the Euripus in Attica, opposite Eretria. ... Kifissia (Greek, Modern: ÎšÎ·Ï†Î¹ÏƒÎ¹Î¬;, Katharevousa: ÎšÎ·Ï†Î¹ÏƒÏƒÎ¹Î¬;, Ancient form/Latin: Cephissia) or Kifisia is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. ... Attiki Odos (Greek: Αττική Οδος) is a private-owned superhighway in Greece. ...

Until the 1960s and the 1970s, farmlands cover the western part of Ekali up until the 1990s. Urban development accelerated in the 1960s and the 1970s, with the establishment of luxury houses in the till-then mainly forested sections of Ekali. The construction of houses continued unabated in the 1980s and the 1990s, reaching all the way to the foot of the Penteli mountain. Housing construction continues to this day. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...

The street plan is mainly of mixed triangles and lines that run parallel not as a grid. The streets has squares and circles which are aligned with local streets and one main street once connected with GR-1/E75 until 1995 and one in the middle of Theseos without encircling the traffic. In terms of urban planning, there are a couple of children's playgrounds, and a few squares (plateies), including Kennedy Square. Plateia (Ï€Î»Î±Ï„ÎµÎ¯Î±) is the Greek word for town square. ...

On September 7, 1999, the September 1999 earthquake rumbled Thrakomakedones causing no damages to properties. Most of the population are urban while until the 1960s and the 1970s

Ekali is purely residential, which means there are no retail shops or commercial and professional businesses. Despite that, there are four kiosks (newsstands), one taverna restaurant, one hotel and a members-only country club (Ekali Club) operating within the community's perimeter. Ekali has a primary school, a secondary school, a lyceum, several churches, a monastery, an acquifer providing independent water supply to the residents of the suburb community.

A rest area is situated to the west in the service road west of the superhighway which features a McDonald's restaurant. Landmarks includes the Giannis Spyropoulos Museum. McDonalds Corporation NYSE: MCD is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants[1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ...

In 2005, an off-road rally named the Ekali Adventure Trophy occurred. 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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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. ... Argyroupoli or Argiroupoli (Greek: Î‘ÏÎ³Ï…ÏÎ¿ÏÏ€Î¿Î»Î·Î¹Ï‚ meaning silver city from Î±ÏÎ³ÏÏÎ¿Ï‚ argyros silver and Ï€Î¿Î»Î· polis city), older forms: Argyroupolis and Argiroupolis, Latin: Argyropolis, is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. ... Chaidari, Haidari, or Khaidari Χαϊδάριον(Greek, modern: , Ancient/Katharevousa: ), older forms Haidarion and Khaidarion is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Chalandri, Halandri or sometimes Khalandri (Greek, Modern: Î§Î±Î»Î¬Î½Î´ÏÎ¹, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms, Chalandrion, Halandrion, Khalandrion and in Ancient Greek Flia (Î¦Î»ÏÎ±) 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. ... Dafni, sometimes called Daphne, is also a suburb of Athens, Greece. ... 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: Î“Î±Î»Î¬Ï„ÏƒÎ¹, 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. ... Heraklio, rarely Heraklion and Iraklio (Greek, modern: Ηράκλειο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form: Iraklio, is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Ilio, also and primarily Nea Liosia or Nea Liossia (Greek, modern: Ίλιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is, for Nea Liosia: Νέα Λιόσια), older form Ilion, ancient form: Ilium is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Ilioupoli (Greek, Modern: Ηλιούπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is meaning sun city), older forms: Hilioupoli and Ilioupolis is a suburb in the east southeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... 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. ... There is also a Kamatero in the island of Salamis, see Kamatero Salaminos Kamatero, (Greek, Modern: Καματερό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Kamateron, is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Kifissia (Greek, Modern: ÎšÎ·Ï†Î¹ÏƒÎ¹Î¬;, Katharevousa: ÎšÎ·Ï†Î¹ÏƒÏƒÎ¹Î¬;, Ancient form/Latin: Cephissia) or Kifisia is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. ... Lykovrysi, Lykorvyssi, Likovrisi or Likovrissi, (Greek: Λυκόβρυση from λύκο(ς) lykos wolf and βρύση vrysi spring), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Melissia or Melisia (Greek: Μελίσσια), is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Metamorfosi or Metamorfossi (Greek: Μεταμόρφωση), older form: Metamorfosis and Metamorfossis, is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Moschato, Moshato or Moskhato (Greek, Modern: Μοσχάτο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on meaning Old Faliro), older forms Moschaton, Moshaton and Moskhaton is a suburb in the south southern part of Athens, Greece. ... Nea Chalkidona or Nea Halkidona(Greek, Modern: ÎÎÎ± Î§Î±Î»ÎºÎ·Î´ÏŒÎ½Î±, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, meaning New Chalcedon), older forms Nea Chalkidon, Nea Halkidon is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Nea Erythraia, Nea Erythrea, Nea Erithraia or Nea Erithrea (Greek: Νέα Ερυθραία), is a suburb in the northeastern part 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. ... Nea Smyrni or Nea Smirni (Greek: ÎÎÎ± Î£Î¼ÏÏÎ½Î·, literally New Smyrna) is a suburb in the southwestern 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: Î Î±Î»Î±Î¹ÏŒ Î¦Î¬Î»Î·ÏÎ¿, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on meaning Old Faliro), older forms Palaio Faliron or Paleo Faliron is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. ... Papagou, uncommonly Papagos or Pappagos (Greek: Παπάγου) is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Pefki or Pevki (Greek: Πεύκη meaning pine), is a suburb in the east northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Peristeri, older forms Peristerio and Peristerion is a suburban community in Athens area (Attica), Greece. ... Petroupoli (Greek, modern: Πετρούπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is), older form Petroupolis is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, 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: Î’ÏÎ¹Î»Î®ÏƒÏƒÎ¹Î±) is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. ... Vyrona or Virona or rarely Vyronas or Vironas (Greek, Modern: Î’ÏÏÏ‰Î½Î±Ï‚, Ancient/Katharevousa: Î’ÏÏÏ‰Î½), older forms: Viron and Vyron is a suburb in the northeastern part 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. ... Nea Penteli, Nea Pendeli or Nea Pedeli (Greek: Νέα Πεντέλη, literally New Penteli), is a suburb in the northeastern 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. ... 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). ... Agios Stefanos (Greek: meaning Saint Stephen) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km north of Athens. ... Artemis, Artemida (Greek, Modern: Î‘ÏÏ„ÎµÎ¼Î¯Î´Î±, Ancient/Katharevousa: -str) or Loutsa (Greek: Î›Î¿ÏÏ„ÏƒÎ±) is a suburban town in east Attica, approximately 25 km east of Athens, S of Rafina, NE of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, E of the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 65) and N of Lavrio. ... Avlona, Greece Avlona is a city in Greece found north of Olymbos and between Mt. ... 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. ... Kalyvia Thorikou or Kalivia Thorikou (Greek: ÎšÎ±Î»ÏÎ²Î¹Î± Î˜Î¿ÏÎ¹ÎºÎ¿Ï) to avoid confusion with Kalyvia several kilometres southwest by the shoreline is a municipality and a suburban town in southeastern Attica, approximately 35 km SE of Athens, S of Rafina, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, ESE of the Attiki Odos (numbers 6... Koropi is also a village in the prefecture of Magnesia, see Koropi (Magnesia), Greece Koropi (Greek, Modern: Κορωπί, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a suburb in the eastern 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: ÎœÎ±ÏÎ±Î¸ÏŽÎ½Î±Ï‚ Marathona or Marathonas, Ancient/Katharevousa: ÎœÎ±ÏÎ±Î¸ÏŽÎ½, Marathon) is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the Athenian army defeated the Persians. ... Markopoulo, municipally Markopoulo Mesogeias to avoid confusion with Markopoulo Oropou in Oropos (Greek, Modern: ÎœÎ±ÏÎºÏŒÏ€Î¿Ï…Î»Î¿Î½, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, municipal form: ÎœÎ±ÏÎºÏŒÏ€Î¿Ï…Î»Î¿ ÎœÎµÏƒÎ¿Î³ÎµÎ¹Î±Ï‚) older form: Markopoulon is a suburban town in southeastern Attica in the Mesogeian plain north of the mountains, approximately 30 km SE of Athens, S of Rafina, S of the Eleftherios... Nea Makri (Greek: ÎÎÎ± ÎœÎ¬ÎºÏÎ·), also Nea Makris is a town located in the northeastern part of Attica and the peninsula. ... 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. ... Pallini is also a place and a municipality located in the prefecture of Chalkidiki, see Pallini (Chalkidiki), Greece. ... Rafina (Greek: Î¡Î±Ï†Î®Î½Î±) is a town located in the eastern part of Attica and the peninsula. ... Spata (Greek: Σπάτα), ancient form and Latin: Pallene, is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... 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. ... Afidnes (Greek, Modern: Î‘Ï†Î¯Î´Î½ÎµÏ‚, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Î‘Ï†Î¯Î´Î½Î±Î¹), older forms: Afidnai, Afidne, Latin: Aphidnae, sometimes incorrectly as Aphidna or Afidna is a suburb in Attica, Greece just about 28 km north 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. ... Anoixi or Anoixi (Greek: Î†Î½Î¿Î¹Î¾Î· meaning cool, dew) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km north of Athens. ... Dionysos, Dionyssos, Dionissos or Dionissos (Greek: Î”Î¹ÏŒÎ½Ï…ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚) is a rather exclusive suburb in northeastern Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km northeast of Athens. ... Drosia or Drossia (Greek: Δροσιά meaning cool, dew) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 22 km north of Athens. ... Grammatiko is a Greek village in east Attica, approximately 40 km (25 miles) north of Athens. ... Oropos, or Oropus is a Greek seaport, on the Euripus in Attica, opposite Eretria. ... There is also Rodopoli in the Serres prefecture, see Rodopoli (Serres), Greece Rodopoli (Greek: Î¡Î¿Î´ÏŒÏ€Î¿Î»Î·, meaning Town of Roses), older form Bala is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 22 km north of Athens. ... Saronida is 45 kms from Athens Center on the Athens Sounion Road. ... Thrakomakedones (Greek: Θρακομακεδόνες from Thrace and Macedonia), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... This article is about the island. ... 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: Î‘Î¼Ï€ÎµÎ»Î¬ÎºÎ¹Î±, meaning vineyards), also Ambelakia or Abelakia is the capital city of the second municipality of Salamis and is in the southeastern part. ... Drapetsona (Greek, Δραπετσώνα), older form Drapetsonas is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf. ... Keratsini (Greek, Modern: Κερατσίνι, Ancient/Katharevousa -on), older forms Keratsinio and Keratsinion is a suburb in the west southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... 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 known as Kythera, Cythera, Cerigo 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. ... Nikaia or Nikea (Greek: ÎÎ¯ÎºÎ±Î¹Î±) is a suburb in the west southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... 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: Î£Î±Î»Î¬Î¼Î¹Î½Î± Salamina, Ancient/Katharevousa: ) is the largest island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile (2 km) off-coast from Piraeus. ... Spetses (Greek, Modern: Î£Ï€ÎÏ„ÏƒÎµÏ‚, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older form Spetsai is an island in Greece. ... Troezen (TREE-zun, Greek: Î¤ÏÎ¿Î¹Î¶Î®Î½), modern: Troizina or Trizina is a city in Argolis located southwest of Athens and a few miles south of Methana. ... Antikythera (Αντικύθηρα) is a island with a land mass of 20 square kilometers, 38 kilometers south-east of Kythira. ... Ano Liosia or Ano Liossia (Greek:Άνω Λιόσια ) is a suburb in the nrothern part of Athens, Greece. ... Aspropyrgos (Greek: Î‘ÏƒÏ€ÏÏŒÏ€Ï…ÏÎ³Î¿Ï‚ for white tower). ... Eleusis (Game) The cardgame invented by Robert Abbott in 1962, and later popularized in 1977 by Martin Gardner in his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American magazine. ... Fyli or Fili (Greek: Φυλή), Latin and ancient form: Phyle, is a suburb in the northwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Mandra is a town in Greece. ... Megara (Greek: ÎœÎÎ³Î±ÏÎ±) 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. ... Nea Peramos (Greek: Νέα Πέραμος), is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Zefyri or Zefiri, (Greek, Modern: Ζεφύρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Zefyrion, Zefirio or Zefirion, is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ...

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