Ilion ( el, Ίλιον; before 1994: Νέα Λιόσια, ''Nea Liosia'') is a suburb in west

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Geography

Ilion lies southeast of the mountain

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to the south. The main streets are Fylis Avenue, Thivon Avenue, Idomeneos Street and Protesilaou Street.

Sites of interest

* National Sports Center of Nea Liosia *Environmental Awareness Park " Antonis Tritsis" *Forklore Museum *Cultural Center

Historical population

Sports

Ilion hosts many athletic clubs in several sports. Μost of them play in the amateur divisions. Presence or earlier presence in the higher divisions in their sport have the clubs

Olympiakos Neon Liosion Olympiakos Neon Liosion is a Greek football club based in Ilion, Greece. The team was founded in 1952, when the city was named Nea Liosia. The home stadium of the team is the National Sports Center Of Ilion. They team participated seven times i ...

and Enosi Iliou.

International relations

Ilion, Greece is twinned with: * Corigliano d'Otranto,

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References

External links

September 1999 earthquake in Nea Liosia

Municipality of Ilion

{{Kallikratis-Attica Municipalities of Attica Populated places in West Athens (regional unit)