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Saronida (Greek, Ancient: Σαρωνίς, Modern: Σαρωνίδα, older form: Saronis) is a village and a community in Attica, Greece, 45 km from Athens city center on the 4-land Athens Sounion Road (GR-91. You can visit either by urban bus service installed in 2004 (line number E22) or suburban bus service on its way to Sounion. It is mainly a summer residential area with plenty of amenities, restaurants, bars and market. Saronida's main beach is one of the most clear beaches of Attica. Saronida is located approximately 45 km SE of Athens, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62), NW of Cape Sounio and south of the Hymettus Ring. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 685 Ã— 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 Ã— 700 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Other versions Adapted from Image:Greece outline map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth â€“ approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... The peripheries (Ï€ÎµÏÎ¹Ï†ÎÏÎµÎ¹ÎµÏ‚) are the subnational divisions 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. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Î¯, Î½Î¿Î¼ÏŒÏ‚)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... East Attica is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Image File history File links Flag_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. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Cape Sounion, looking out to the Aegean islands The cape of Sounion or Sounio, previously known as Sunium (in ancient Greek Σούνιον) is located 65 kilometres south-east of Athens, in Attica. ... Overview Greek National Road 91 (GR-91) is a highway running from the southernmost limit of the Athens metropolitan Area, in Vouliagmeni up to Sounio. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... The E. Venizelos Athens International Airport The Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, which began operation in March 2001, serves the city of Athens in Greece. ... Attiki Odos (Greek: Î‘Ï„Ï„Î¹ÎºÎ® ÎŸÎ´ÏŒÏ‚) is a private-owned toll highway in Greece. ... Cape Sounion, looking out to the Aegean islands The cape of Sounion or Sounio, previously known as Sunium (in ancient Greek Σούνιον) is located 65 kilometres south-east of Athens, in Attica. ...

The residential area are within the Saronic coastline as well as up to the mountains are mainly in grid with a mixture of small, second homes and luxury homes or low and middle density homes with swimming pools and backyards. The road linking to Anavyssos runs through the residential area and near the mountains and accesses with Konstantinou Karamanli Street linking to Kalyvia Thorikou. Suburban housing arrived in the 1980s and continued into the 1990s and slowly continuing to this day. Anavyssos, also Anavissos, Anavysos, Anavisos (Greek: Ανάβυσσος, until the 1990s, Anavissos) is a suburban Athens town in southern Attica, and NW of Sunion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

The mountains cover the eastern part of the municipality consisting of rocks and grasslands, forests lie to the south along with a small hill that are filled with pine trees, farmlands now cover the north and used to dominate the central part, the rest of the area are covered residential buildings. Tourism and businesses are the most popular industry in Palaia Fokaia after shifting from rural in the 1980s. Later, Palaia Fokaia became part of the Athens Metropolitan Area. A fraction of the population are still rural.

The rainfalls of November 24, 2005 ravaged the western portions of the municipality, since it is not situated on a plain, the rainfall did not damage the community. Ongoing events â€¢ Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal â€¢ Al Jazeera bombing memo â€¢ Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak â€¢ Black sites scandal â€¢ Conservative leadership race (UK) â€¢ Fuel prices â€¢ Irans nuclear program â€¢ Jilin chemical plant explosions â€¢ Kashmir earthquake â€¢ Malawi food crisis â€¢ Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal â€¢ New Delhi bombings investigation â€¢ Niger food crisis â€¢ North Indian cyclone...

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Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Categories: East Attica | Cities and towns in 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... The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. ... There are other Anavrytos in Filiata and Kilkis Anavryto (Greek: Αναβρυτό), pre-1990s, Anavrito is a community divided into two villages, Ano Anavryto which is on the western part of mount Tsiberou, and Kato Anavryto on the other side of the valley, west... The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. ... Vouliagmeni (Greek: Î’Î¿Ï…Î»Î¹Î±Î³Î¼ÎÎ½Î·, meaning sunken) is an exclusive municipality 20 km south of Athens. ... East Attica is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... 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 (Μενί&#948... Agios Stefanos (Greek: meaning Saint Stephen) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km north of Athens. ... Coordinates 37Â°58â€² N 24Â°0â€² E Country Greece Periphery Attica Prefecture East Attica Population 35,000 (2006) Area 49. ... Avlona (Greek: Î‘Ï…Î»ÏŽÎ½Î±), Latin and older form: Aulon (Ancient Greek: Î‘Ï…Î»ÏŽÎ½) is a municipality in Attica, Greece. ... 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... Keratea (Greek: ÎšÎµÏÎ±Ï„ÎÎ±) is a municipality of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... 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. ... Lavreotiki is a municipality of the Greek prefecture of East Attica. ... Marathon (Demotic Greek: ÎœÎ±ÏÎ±Î¸ÏŽÎ½Î±Ï‚, MarathÃ³nas; Attic/ Katharevousa: ÎœÎ±ÏÎ±Î¸ÏŽÎ½, MarathÃ³n) 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 Mesogaias to avoid confusion with Markopoulo Oropou in Oropos (Greek: ÎœÎ±ÏÎºÏŒÏ€Î¿Ï…Î»Î¿ ÎœÎµÏƒÎ¿Î³Î±Î¯Î±Ï‚) older form: Markopoulon is a suburban town in southeastern Attica in the Mesogaian plain north of the mountains, approximately 30 km SE of Athens, S of Rafina, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, SW of the... Nea Makri (Greek: ÎÎÎ± ÎœÎ¬ÎºÏÎ·), also Nea Makris is a town located in the northeastern part of Attica and the peninsula. ... Paiania (Greek: Î Î±Î¹Î±Î½Î¯Î±), also sometimes called Paeania or Peania, is a town in Greece east of Mount Hymettus and Athens and is a suburb of Athens. ... Pallini or Palini (Greek: Î Î±Î»Î»Î®Î½Î·), ancient form and Latin: Pallene, is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Rafina (Greek: Î¡Î±Ï†Î®Î½Î±) is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. ... Spata (Greek: Î£Ï€Î¬Ï„Î±), is an urb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Vari (or VÃ¡rÃª, Greek: Î’Î¬ÏÎ·) is a suburban community in the southwestern part of the Mesogeia plain and the southeast shoulder of the Hymettus mountain, another mountain dominates to the southeast. ... Voula (Greek: Î’Î¿ÏÎ»Î±, translating to something like a spot) is an exclusive municipality and a suburban town in southern Attica and is the second southernmost municipality in the Megalo Daktylo (Large Fingernail), approximately 17 km S of Athens, Greece, SW of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers... Vouliagmeni (Greek: Î’Î¿Ï…Î»Î¹Î±Î³Î¼ÎÎ½Î·, meaning sunken) is an exclusive 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. ... Agios Konstantinos (Greek: Î†Î³Î¹Î¿Ï‚ ÎšÏ‰Î½ÏƒÏ„Î±Î½Ï„Î¯Î½Î¿Ï‚ meaning Saint Constantine) is a community of the Greek prefecture of East Attica. ... 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. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Dionysos (also sometimes spelled Dionyssos or Dionissos; Greek: Î”Î¹ÏŒÎ½Ï…ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚) is a residential suburb in northeastern Attica, Greece â€” 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 (Greek: Î“ÏÎ±Î¼Î¼Î±Ï„Î¹ÎºÏŒ), other forms: Gramatiko, Grammatikon or Gramatikon is a Greek village in east Attica, approximately 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Athens, and north of Marathon and Nea Makri. ... Kalamos (Greek: ÎšÎ¬Î»Î±Î¼Î¿Ï‚) is a (non-municipal) community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Kapandriti (Greek, Modern: ÎšÎ±Ï€Î±Î½Î´ÏÎ¯Ï„Î¹, Ancient/Katharevousa: Kapandrition/ÎšÎ±Ï€Î±Î½Î´ÏÎ¯Ï„Î¹Î¿Î½) is a town near Marathon in the north of Attica in Greece. ... Kouvaras is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Kryoneri (Greek, Modern: ÎšÏÏ…Î¿Î½ÎÏÎ¹, Ancient/Katharevousa -on, meaning cold water in Modern Greek) is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Malakasa is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Markopoulo Oropou (Greek: ÎœÎ±ÏÎºÏŒÏ€Î¿Ï…Î»Î¿ Î©ÏÏ‰Ï€Î¿Ï) is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Nea Palatia is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Oropos, or Oropus is a Greek seaport, on the Euripus in Attica, opposite Eretria. ... Palaia Fokaia (Greek: Î Î¬Î»Î±Î¹Î± Î¦ÏŽÎºÎ±Î¹Î± meaning Old Phocaea), also Palea Fokea is a community and a suburban town in southeastern Attica. ... Pikermi is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Polydendri is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... 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. ... Coordinates 38Â°19â€² N 23Â°48â€² E Country Greece Periphery Attica Prefecture East Attica Population 3,775 source (2001) Elevation 8 m Postal code 190 15 Area code 22950 Licence plate code ZB-ZY Skala Oropou (Greek: Î£ÎºÎ¬Î»Î± Î©ÏÏ‰Ï€Î¿Ï) is a community of Attica in Greece, it is also a suburb of... Stamata is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Sykamino or Sikamino (Greek: Î£Ï…ÎºÎ¬Î¼Î¹Î½Î¿ meaning sycamore or mulberry), older forms: Sikamino and Sikaminon is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica, it is also a suburb of Athens. ... Thrakomakedones (Greek: Î˜ÏÎ±ÎºÎ¿Î¼Î±ÎºÎµÎ´ÏŒÎ½ÎµÏ‚ from Thrace and Macedonia), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Varnava (Greek, Modern: Î’Î±ÏÎ½Î¬Î²Î±, Ancient/Katharevousa: Î’Î±ÏÎ½Î¬Î²Î±Ï‚), also Varnavas is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ...

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