Girokomeio or Girokomio ( el, Γηροκομείο ), meaning '
nursing home
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' is a
neighborhood
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of
Athens
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,
Greece
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.
It is named for the large old people's nursing home in the area.
Transport
Panormou metro station
Panormou ( el, Πανόρμου) is an Athens Metro Line 3 station, located at Panormou Ave., near Ambelokipi, Greece
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on
Line 3 of the
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...
is the closest station.
References
Neighbourhoods in Athens
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