| Statistics | | Prefecture: | Attica | | Metropolitan Area: | Athens | Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 37.9685 (37°58'9') N lat. 23.6365 (23°38'24') E long. | Area: -Total -Water -Rank | -7 km²
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 87,597 about 12,513.86/km²
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: | around 20 m] 40 m(centre) around 300 to 400 m, Aigaleo | | Postal code: | 184 | | Area/distance code: | 11-30-210 (030-210) -490 thru 499 | | Municipal code: | 4011 | | Car designation: | Y (prev.) Z pres. | | 3-letter abbreviation: | NKE (Nikea) | | Address of administration: | 5-7 Grevenon St. Nikaia 184 50 | Nikaia or Nikea (Greek: Νίκαια) is a suburb in the west southwestern part of Athens, Greece. The mountaintop of the southern part of Aigaleo lies to the north. It is also located SE of Eleusis and GR-9, SW and W of Kifissou Avenue (GR-1/E75, W of Thivon Avenue, about 8 km WSW of Athens, WNW of Poseidonos Avenue and Syngrou Avenue and about 4 km N of downtown Piraeus. The city has main streets including Gregori Lambraki Street and Petrou Ralli Street that is divided into two way roads which is also linked. 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 ...
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Dialing code 210 is an area code used in the Athens-Piraeus and Eleusis areas. ...
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Eleusis (Greek, Modern: Ελεύσινα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is) was a small town about 30 km NW of Athens. ...
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The area was made up of farmlands. Mixed farming was common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the 1930s and the 1950s. Today, most of the municipality are urbanized or residential. The rocky landscape of Aigaleo with a few bushes lie to the north. The mountaintop is to the northeast and the valley is to the northwest. The industrial lies to the southwest with most of the buildings as the port of Piraeus. The area which was used for mining in the 1960s transformed the area into a park. Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur Tansley coins term ecosystem War, peace and politics Socialists proclaim The death of Capitalism Rise to...
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Aegaleo (Greek Αιγάλεω Aig leo, Latin Aegaleus), also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. ...
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The area are made up of hills with exception of the northwest where the Aegaleo ranges are located. Aegaleo (Greek Αιγάλεω Aigáleo, Latin Aegaleus), also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. ...
History
The 8th International Tournament of Nikea was taken place for chess games between August 19 and 27, 2000. 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in August, 2000. ...
The Greek Weightlifting Grand Prix took place in Nikaia between December 9 and 10, 2003. 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2003. ...
Sites of interest - Klimakia Gallery
- Piraeus-Nikaia Oltmpic Weightlifting Hall, a hall which was used for weightlifting in the 2004 Summer Olympics. It is connected with the Piraeus venue. Website (http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicsX22)
- Platon National Sports Centre
- Stadium for Proodeftiki
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ...
Other Nikaia has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a police station, a post office, a hospital named Agios Panteleimonas also Nikea-Piraeus General Hospital a soccer team, a volleyball team named Nikaia Piraeus and squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...
Historical population | Year | Municipal population | Change | Density | | 1981 | 90,368 | - | about 12,909.71/km² | | 1991 | 87,597 | -2,771/-3.1% | about 12,513.86/km² | 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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