Áyios Andréas
District of
Attica - Greece

Battle of Marathon

The Battle of Marathon (Greek: Μάχη τοῦ Μαραθῶνος, Machē tu Marathōnos) took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. It was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece.

Located at 38.1181, 23.9783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.043 miles away.
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490 BC, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, Battles involving Athens, Battle of Marathon

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος", Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos";, began operation on 29 March 2001 and is the primary civilian airport that serves the city of Athens and the region of Attica. The airport is the major hub and base of Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air. The airport serves more than 14 million travellers annually and its name honours the Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.

Located at 37.9364, 23.9444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.032 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Airports in Greece, Aviation in Greece

Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre

The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (Ολυμπιακό Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχοινιά) was built to host the rowing and canoe sprint events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. It is the most northerly venue of the 2004 Games situated to the east of the town of Marathon. It covers 1.24 km² and has a spectator capacity of 14,000. It is a part of Schinias National Park.

Located at 38.15, 24.0144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.046 miles away.
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Rowing venues, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Sports venues in Greece, Olympic canoeing venues, Olympic rowing venues

Doukissis Plakentias metro station

Doukissis Plakentias, in Athens, Greece is an Attiko Metro Blue Line Station situated in Agia Paraskevi near Doukissis Plakentias Avenue. Named after the Duchess of Plaisance, a philhellene, who owned much of the land in this part of Athens, it is located near Attiki Odos, and serves as a connection point with the Athens Suburban Railway.

Located at 38.0275, 23.8286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.033 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations

Attica Zoological Park

Attica Zoological Park, is a 20-hectare private zoo located in the Athens suburb of Spata, Greece. The zoo is home to about 2000 animals representing 400 species, and is open 365 days per year. Attica Zoological Park is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

Located at 37.9812, 23.9074 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.033 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Athens, Zoos in Greece, Visitor attractions in Athens

Helios Airways Flight 522

Helios Airways Flight 522 (HCY 522 or ZU522) was a Helios Airways Boeing 737–31S flight that crashed into a mountain on 14 August 2005 at 12:04 EEST, north of Marathon and Varnavas, Greece, whilst flying from Larnaca, Cyprus. A lack of oxygen incapacitated the crew, leading to the plane's eventual crash after running out of fuel. Rescue teams located wreckage near the community of Grammatiko, 40 km from Athens. All 121 on board were killed.

Located at 38.2316, 23.9702 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.049 miles away.
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Airliner accidents and incidents caused by fuel exhaustion, Aviation accidents and incidents in Greece, Airliner accidents and incidents involving in-flight depressurization, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot incapacitation, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, 2005 in Cyprus, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2005, 2005 in Greece, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737

Lake Marathon

Lake Marathon or the Marathon Reservoir is a water supply reservoir formed from the construction of Marathon Dam at the junction of Charadros and Varnavas Torrents near the town of Marathon, Greece. It was the primary water supply for Athens from 1931, when it became operational, until 1959. In 1959 water from Lake Yliki became available, and water from Mornos Reservoir became available in 1981.

Located at 38.1686, 23.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.043 miles away.
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East Attica, Reservoirs in Greece

Petalioi Gulf

The Petalioi Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Πεταλιών - Kolpos Petalion) is a gulf of the Aegean Sea, Greece. It stretches between the east coast of Attica and the south tip of the island Euboea. It takes its name from the Petalioi islands, that are situated in the northeastern part of the Gulf, off the Euboean coast. The Petalioi Gulf is connected to the South Euboean Gulf to the north.

Located at 38, 24.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.040 miles away.
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Geography of Attica, Euboea, Gulfs of Greece, Gulfs of the Aegean Sea

Mihalis Filopoulos

Mihalis Filopoulos (1985–2007) was a 22 year old Panathinaikos fan who was stabbed to death on March 29, 2007 at Paiania, a town near Athens, Greece, during a pre-arranged clash with rival hooligans of Olympiacos. His death caused major upset in Greece and sparked a large police investigation into the organised supporters scene.

Located at 37.9536, 23.8606 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.030 miles away.
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1985 births, 2007 deaths, Murder in 2007, Deaths by stabbing, Greek murder victims, People murdered in Greece, 2007 in association football, 2007 in Greece, 2007 riots, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Association football hooliganism, Sports riots

Alexander Iolas

Alexander Iolas or Alexandre Iolas (Greek language, Αλέξανδρος Ιόλας; born Constantine Koutsoudis; 25 March 1907 – 8 June 1987) was a Greek gallerist and collector. He owned galleries in the United States and Europe and contributed in many private and public art collections.

Located at 38.0174, 23.8358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.033 miles away.
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1907 births, 1987 deaths, People from Alexandria, American art dealers, Greek art dealers, American art collectors, Greek art collectors, Former private collections, Archives of American Art related, Buildings and structures in Greece

Vorres Museum

The Vorres Museum is a diachronic museum of folk and contemporary art in Paiania, East Attica, Greece. Its grounds cover 80 acres including several buildings, gardens and courtyards. Its collection includes over 6000 pieces covering 4000 years of Greek history and art. The museum has been donated by the Vorres family to the Greek state. Its President and Founder is Ian Vorres, who studied in Canada at Queen's University and Toronto University.

Located at 37.952, 23.8474 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.029 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Folk art museums in Greece, Modern art museums

Kotroni Airport

Kotroni Airport is a small airport situated northwest of Marathonas, Greece. It has one of the smallest runways in the world. Both runways are mostly used by helicopters because Kotroni is normally a base for the Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command. To indicate that helicopters land at the site, the airport has helipad signs on the surface of the runways. It also contains 4 helipads, which are on the runway and 16 helicopters' parking positions.

Located at 38.1377, 23.9515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.043 miles away.
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Airports in Greece, Buildings and structures in Attica, Hellenic Navy, Military installations of Greece

Athens ERA-1 transmitter

Athens ERA-1 Transmitter is a facility of Greek broadcasting transmission for broadcasting the program of ERA-1 on 729 kHz with 150 kW in the standard mediumwave band. Athens ERA-1 transmitter uses as antenna a 210 metres tall mast radiator insulated against ground, which is a lattice structure with triangular cross section.

Located at 38.15, 23.8603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.041 miles away.
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Radio masts, Buildings and structures in Athens

Sismanogleio General Hospital

Sismanogleio General Hospital (Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Σισμανόγλειο) in Vrilissia, Athens is one of the largest public hospitals in Greece. Its name in Katharevousa is Sismanogleion (Σισμανόγλειον). During the 2009 swine flu outbreak Seismanogleion treated the first swine flu patient in Greece.

Located at 38.046, 23.828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.034 miles away.
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Hospitals in Greece

Greek National Road 83

Greek National Road 83 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Athens with Rafina via Marathon.

Located at 38.1605, 23.9356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.044 miles away.
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Roads in Greece

Hellenic Geodetic Reference System 1987

The Hellenic Geodetic Reference System 1987 or HGRS87 (Greek: Ελληνικό Γεωδετικό Σύστημα Αναφοράς 1987 or ΕΓΣΑ'87) is a geodetic system commonly used in Greece. The system specifies a local geodetic datum and a projection system. In some documents it is called Greek Geodetic Reference System 1987 or GGRS87.

Located at 38.0784, 23.9329 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.039 miles away.
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Geographic coordinate systems, Geodesy

Drafi

Drafi is a North American style residential area in the municipality Rafina–Pikermi, East Attica, Greece. It is situated east of Athens, on the slopes of the Penteliko Mountain. Drafi is the prototype model for improved quality of life within a green environment, away from the pollution filled downtown Athens. The master planned development was initiated and brought to fruition by Vasilis Polydoropoulos, the President of the borough of Drafi.

Located at 38.0333, 23.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.036 miles away.
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Populated places in East Attica

Agios Stefanos railway station

Agios Stefanos (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αγίου Στεφάνου) is a railway station in Agios Stefanos, north of Athens, Greece, at km 33.5 of the Piraeus–Platy railway. The station was opened on March 8, 1904. It has two platforms. In the early years, the station was known under the name Bogiati (Μπογιάτι) or Vogiati (Βογιάτι), which derived from a common name of the settlement of Agios Stefanos. It was renamed to Oion (Οίον) and changed again to its current name in the 1980s.

Located at 38.14, 23.859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.040 miles away.
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East Attica, Transport in Athens, Railway stations in Greece, Buildings and structures in Attica

Afidnes railway station

Afidnes (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αφιδνών, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Afidnon) is a railway station in Afidnes, a suburb north of Athens, Greece. It is situated on the Piraeus–Platy railway, at km 40.086 from Piraeus. The station was opened on March 8, 1904. It has two platforms. It is located outside the village of Afidnes. After the station was built, a new settlement arose near it named Stathmos Afidnon ("Afidnes station").

Located at 38.1877, 23.8446 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.042 miles away.
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TrainOSE stations, East Attica, Railway stations in Greece, Buildings and structures in Attica

Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility

Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility is a facility used by the Greek Navy for transmitting messages to submarines in the LF-range at Kato Souli near Marathon, Greece. It was commissioned in 1989 and uses as tallest antenna tower a 250-metre-tall guyed mast with umbrella antenna, the tallest structure in Greece. The site has an area of 650 acres. Nearby there was a transmission site of the US Navy with several shortwave transmitters.

Located at 38.1547, 24.0292 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.046 miles away.
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Hellenic Navy

McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Athens

{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37.98597 |23.91158|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:GR-ATH_scale:150000_source:gnis|||||| | |name=McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Athens }} McArthurGlen Designer Outlet AthensLocation Spata, Athens, GreeceWebsite http://www. mcarthurglenathens. gr/en McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Athens is a shopping mall in Athens, Greece, opened on June 2, 2011. It has 125 stores, cafes and restaurants. The building is 21,000 square meters.

Located at 37.986, 23.9116 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.033 miles away.
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Shopping malls in Athens