Perama ( el, Πέραμα) is a suburb of
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
. It is part of
Athens urban area
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
and belogs to the
Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the
Aegaleo
Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.
Ge ...
mountains, on the
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf (Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, ''Saronikós kólpos'') or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms part of the Aegean Sea. It defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Co ...
coast. It is 8 km northwest of Piraeus, and 14 km west of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
city centre. The municipality has an area of 14.729 km
2.
It forms the western terminus of the
Port of Piraeus
The Port of Piraeus ( el, Λιμάνι του Πειραιά) is the chief sea port of Athens, Greece, located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe.
The Chinese ...
, and there is also a passenger port that provides ferry services to
Salamis Island.
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The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma" which means "passage". Perama has a secondary soccer team named
Peramaikos. The
Battle of Salamis which took place in 480BC was located between the Salamis island and the mainland, part of which included Perama.
Historical population
See also
*
List of settlements in Attica
This is a list of settlements in the region of Attica, Greece.
Mainland Attica
* Acharnes
* Afidnes
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Varvara
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Ioannis Rentis
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Stefanos
* Aigaleo
* Al ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Kallikratis-Attica
Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in Piraeus (regional unit)