Ilion ( el, Ίλιον; before 1994: Νέα Λιόσια, ''Nea Liosia'') is a suburb in west
Athens
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Greece
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. With 85,000 inhabitants (2011), it is one of the largest suburbs of Athens.
Geography
Ilion lies southeast of the mountain
Aigaleo, northwest of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 9.453 km
2.
Neighbouring municipalities are
Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero to the north and east,
Petroupoli to the northwest and
Peristeri to the south. The main streets are Fylis Avenue, Thivon Avenue, Idomeneos Street and Protesilaou Street.
Sites of interest
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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 and
Enosi Iliou.
International relations
Ilion, Greece is
twinned with:
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Corigliano d'Otranto,
Italy
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Armilla,
Spain
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Jericho,
Israel
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References
External links
September 1999 earthquake in Nea LiosiaMunicipality of Ilion
{{Kallikratis-Attica
Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in West Athens (regional unit)