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 Saro ...
. 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 a ...
and belogs to the
Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the
Aegaleo 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 ...
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 a ...
city centre. The municipality has an area of 14.729 km
2.
It forms the western terminus of the
Port of Piraeus, and there is also a passenger port that provides ferry services to
Salamis Island
Salamis ( ; el, Σαλαμίνα, Salamína; grc, label= Ancient and Katharevousa, Σαλαμίς, Salamís) is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about off-coast from Piraeus and about west of central Athens. The chief city, S ...
.
[https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/evaluation/pdf/expost2006/urbanii/case_studies/perama.pdf ]
The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma" which means "passage". Perama has a secondary soccer team named
Peramaikos. The
Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis ( ) was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC. It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle was ...
which took place in 480BC was located between the Salamis island and the mainland, part of which included Perama.
Historical population
See also
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List of settlements in Attica
References
External links
Official website
{{Kallikratis-Attica
Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in Piraeus (regional unit)