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Agios Panteleimonas, Athens
Agios Panteleimonas or Aghios Panteleimonas ( el, Άγιος Παντελεήμονας ) is a neighbourhood of Athens, located northwest of the centre of Athens between Viktorias Square and Attikis Square. The main street of the district is Acharnon Avenue. The neighbourhood's name is owed in the big church of Agios Panteleimonas (Saint Pantaleon), built in this area during the interwar period. The church Agios Panteleimonas, often referred to as Agios Panteleimonas Acharnon because is located along Acharnon Avenue, is one of the biggest churches in Balkans. Its erection started in 1920s and was one of the first buildings built by concrete. At first, only the foundations and the big cupola were built. For a while the works stopped and continued after the second World War. The temple finally completed during 1970s. Tensions During the late 2000s, many immigrants from countries of Middle East and Africa settled in Agios Panteleimonas. The rapid increase in immigrants without per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country consists of nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, Scramble for Africa, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedion Tou Areos
The Pedion tou Areos or Pedion Areos ( el, Πεδίον του Άρεως or Πεδίον Άρεως, , meaning ''Field of Ares'', corresponding to the French ''Champ de Mars'' and the ancient ''Campus Martius'') is one of the largest public parks in Athens, Greece. It is also the name of the wider neighborhood. Park The park was designed in 1934 and its purpose was to honor the heroes of the Greek Revolution of 1821, 21 of whom are depicted in marble busts standing in the park. The initial plan included the construction of a "Pantheon" for the revolutionaries and also a major Christian temple, dedicated to Greek independence. The park is a state-owned public ground, covering an area of 27.7 hectares, and is located about 1 km NE from the Omonoia Square. Today, it is enclosed by the streets Mavromateon, Evelpidon, Pringiponisson and the Alexandras Avenue. In front of the main entrance of the park there has been an equestrian statue of king Constantine I since 1938.http: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lofos Skouze
Skouze Hill ( el, Λόφος Σκουζέ, ) is a hill located in Athens. It is also the name of a small neighbourhood surrounding the hill. In Antiquity, it was dedicated to and named after "Demeter In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Demeter (; Attic Greek, Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric Greek, Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Twelve Olympians, Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, ... Euchloös". Before the revolution of 1821 however, the Skouze family owned large properties in the area, which was consequently named after it. Hills of Athens Neighbourhoods in Athens {{Athens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolonos
Kolonos (, ) is a densely populated working-class district of the Municipality of Athens. It is named after the ancient deme, Hippeios Colonus. The district hosts a multi-year football club, Attikos F.C., that was founded in 1919. History Kolonos is the site of ancient Colonus, a deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th century BC and ear ... of ancient Attica. References {{Athens Neighbourhoods in Athens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patisia
Patisia or Patissia ( el, Πατήσια) is a neighbourhood of central Athens, Greece. It is split in two neighbourhoods: ''Ano Patisia'' (upper Patisia) and ''Kato Patisia'' (lower Patisia). The main streets of Patisia are Patision Av. and Acharnon Av. Ano Patisia Ano Patisia is the northern, upper part of Patisia. It is a served by the Ano Patisia station of the Athens metro. Near the station there are many businesses and shops, as well as one of the largest private schools in Greece, Lycée Léonin. Further from the train station, there are the premises of Titan Cement, a Greek cement company, as well as buildings of many automotive companies. Ano Patisia has pharmacies and a hospital, the Geniko Nosokomeio Patision. Development in Ano Patisia began in the 1870s. The Scuola Italiana Statale di Atene, an Italian international school, is in Ano Patisia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A2 Ethniki
The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). History In the 1986–87 season, the current format for Greek professional basketball, consisting of the A1 National Category and the A2 National Category was formed. Starting with the 2015–16 season, playoffs were added between the 2nd and 5th placed teams for promotion to the 1st tier level Greek Basket League, and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the 3rd tier level Greek B Basket League. * ''1986–87 to 2011–12: Alpha2 National Category'' * ''2012–13 to present: Greek A2 Basket League'' Promotion and relegation At the end of each season, the following promotion and relegation takes place: * The top two teams in the A2 are promoted to the Greek Basket League. * These teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Aetos (Greek: , ''eagle'') may refer to: Places * Aetos, Aetolia-Acarnania, a village in Medeon municipality, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece * Aetos, Drama, a former village in Drama regional unit, Greece * Aetos, Euboea, a village in Karystos municipality, Euboea, Greece *Aetos, Florina, a municipality in the Florina regional unit, Greece * Aetos, Messenia, a municipality in Messenia, Greece * Aetos, Thesprotia, a village in Filiates municipality, Thesprotia, Greece *Aytos, a municipality in Burgas Province, Bulgaria Other uses *Aetos (motorcycle), a pre-World War I Italian bike *Aetos Security Management, a security company in Singapore * Aetos Skydra F.C., a football club * Greek ship Aetos See also *Antos (name) Antoś is a Polish masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antoni, Antonin and Antonius that is used in Poland. Antoś, Antos or Antoš may either be a surname or given name. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. Notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European part of Turkey), Egypt, Iran, the Levant (including Syria (region), Ash-Shām and Cyprus), Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), and the Socotra Governorate, Socotra Archipelago (a part of Yemen). The term came into widespread usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century. The term "Middle East" has led to some confusion over its changing definitions, and has been viewed by some to be discriminatory or too Eurocentrism, Eurocentric. The region includes the vast majority of the territories included in the closely associated definition of Western Asia (including Iran), but without the South Caucasus, and additionally includes all of Egypt (not just the Sina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Regions Of Greece
The regions of Greece ( el, περιφέρειες, translit=periféries) are the country's thirteen first-level administrative entities, each comprising several second-level units, originally known as prefectures and, since 2011, as regional units. History The current regions were established in July 1986 (the presidential decree officially establishing them was signed in 1987), by decision of the interior minister, Menios Koutsogiorgas, as second-level administrative entities, complementing the prefectures (Law 1622/1986). Ν.1622/86 "Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση - Περιφερειακή Ανάπτυξη - Δημοκρατικός Προγραμματισμός", (ΦΕΚ 92/τ.Α΄/14-7-1986) Before 1986, there was a traditional division into broad historical–geographical regions (γεωγραφικά διαμερίσματα), which, however, was often arbitrary; not all of the pre-1986 traditional historical-geographic regions had official administrative bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interwar Period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second World War. The interwar period was relatively short, yet featured many significant social, political, and economic changes throughout the world. Petroleum-based energy production and associated mechanisation led to the prosperous Roaring Twenties, a time of both social mobility and economic mobility for the middle class. Automobiles, electric lighting, radio, and more became common among populations in the developed world. The indulgences of the era subsequently were followed by the Great Depression, an unprecedented worldwide economic downturn that severely damaged many of the world's largest economies. Politically, the era coincided with the rise of communism, starting in Russia with the October Revolution and Russian Civil War, at the end of World War I, and ended with the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint Panteleimon Of Acharnai
The church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai ( el, Άγιος Παντελεήμων Αχαρνών) is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the center of Athens. It has a maximum length of 63 m and width 48 m and it is the biggest church of Greece. The church is in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, close to the high-traffic Acharnon Avenue. The foundations of the church were laid on 12 September 1910 by King George I of Greece and it was consecrated on 22 June 1930. The church's interior paintings were created by the painter Giannis Karouzos (1937-2013). It took him 23 years to complete the painting of the 6,000 m2 surface of the interior walls of the church. Other sources consider Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras, and not Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai, as the largest orthodox church in Greece. See also * The neighbourhood of Saint Panteleimon *List of largest Orthodox cathedrals This is a list of the largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings in the world, based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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