Athens
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| Athens Αθήνα Athīna |
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 Frae upper left: the Acropolis, the Hellenic Parliament, the Zappeion, the Acropolis Museum, Monastiraki Square, Athens view towards the sea. |
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  Athens
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| Coordinates | 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E |
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Location athin the region
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| Govrenment | |
| Kintra: | Greece |
| Region: | Attica |
| Regional unit: | Central Athens |
| Destricts: | 7 |
| Mayor: | Giorgos Kaminis (Independent) (syne: 29 December 2010) |
| Population statistics (as o 2011) | |
| Urban | |
| - Population: | 3,074,160 |
| - Aurie: | 412 km2 (159 sq mi) |
| - Densitie: | 7,462 /km2 (19,325 /sq mi) |
| Metropolitan | |
| - Population: | 3,737,550 |
| - Aurie: | 2,928.717 km2 (1,131 sq mi) |
| - Densitie: | 1,276 /km2 (3,305 /sq mi) |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 655,780 |
| - Aurie: | 38.964 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| - Densitie: | 16,830 /km2 (43,591 /sq mi) |
| Ither | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 70 - 338 m (230 - 1109 ft) |
| Postal: | 10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx |
| Telephone: | 21 |
| Auto: | Yxx, Zxx, Ixx (excluding ZAx and INx) |
| Wabsteid | |
| www.cityofathens.gr | |
Athens is the caipital ceity o Greece an ane of the maist faur-kent ceities o the yird. The name comes frae the goddess Athena that's the goddess o war in Greek meethologie. Athens is the hame tae mair nor three million fowk an is aye growin. It's in the region o Attica.
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Auncient Athens [edit]
Lang syne, Athens wis a feckfu ceity. It wis kent for the feck o learnin that happened there, and wis hame tae Plato's Academy an Aristotle's Lyceum. It haed its ain Constitution an aw.
The Ottoman Turks teuk ower Athens in 1458. The Turks made the Parthenon intae a Muslim mosque. The Parthenon wis later skaithed in 1687 whan gunpouder explodit ben the biggin.
Athens wis freed fae the Turks durin the Greek war o unthirldom (1821-33). It syne becam the caipital o Greece.
Events [edit]
- 1896 - The Simmer Olympic Gemmes teuk place in Athens.
- 2004 - The Simmer Olympic Gemmes teuk place in Athens.
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns – Sister ceeties [edit]
Athens is twinned wi:
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References [edit]
- ↑ http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Athens,_GA::sub::Sister_Cities
- ↑ Barcelona internacional – Ciutats agermanades (Spanish). © 2006–2009 Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved on 13 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ Beijing Sister Cities. City of Beijing. www.ebeijing.gov.cn. Retrieved on 3 Januar 2007. .
- ↑ Twinnings of the city. City of Beirut. www.beirut.gov.lb. Retrieved on 25 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ Twinning with Palestine. Twinning With Palestine. Retrieved on 26 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ ::Bethlehem Municipality::. www.bethlehem-city.org. Retrieved on 10 October 2009. .
- ↑ Academy of Economic Studies – Short History of Bucharest. Bucharest University of Economics. Retrieved on 1 August 2008. .[deid airtin]
- ↑ Chicago Sister Cities. City of Chicago. www.chicagosistercities.com. Retrieved on 3 Januar 2007. .
- ↑ Ciudades Hermanas (Spanish). Municipalidad del Cusco. www.municusco.gob.pe. Retrieved on 25 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ Erdem, Selim Efe. "İstanbul'a 49 kardeş", Radikal, Radikal, 3 November 2003. Retrieved on 25 Januar 2008.. (in Turkish)
- ↑ Los Angeles Sister Cities. City of Los Angeles. www.lacity.org. Retrieved on 3 Januar 2007. .
- ↑ Moscow International Relations. Moscow City Government (June 2007). Retrieved on 31 Julie 2008. .
- ↑ Gemellaggi (Italian). Comune di Napoli. Retrieved on 1 September 2008. .
- ↑ Nicosia:Twin Cities. Nicosia Municipality. www.nicosia.org.cy. Retrieved on 25 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ International Cooperation: Sister Cities. Seoul Metropolitan Government. www.seoul.go.kr. Archived from the original on 10 Dizember 2007. . Retrieved on 26 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ Twinning Cities: International Relations. Municipality of Tirana. www.tirana.gov.al. Retrieved on 25 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ Protocol and International Affairs: Sister-City Agreements. District of Columbia. os.dc.gov. Retrieved on 25 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ International Cooperation. Grad Beograd. www.beograd.rs. Retrieved on 26 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ International Cooperation: Sister Cities: Athens. Yerevan Municipality. www.yerevan.am. Retrieved on 26 Januar 2008. .
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