Ano Liosia () is a town and a former municipality in the northern part of the

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agglomeration,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 38.447 km².

Geography

Ano Liosia lies in the eastern part of

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, between the mountains

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to its north and Aigaleo to its southwest. It is 3 km west of Acharnes, 3 km north of

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, 4 km southeast of Fyli, 10 km east of

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and 11 km north of

city centre.

Transportation

The Ano Liosia railway station is served by

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trains to the

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and to

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in the Peloponnese. The railway station on the old metric Piraeus–Patras railway is now closed. Ano Liosia is connected to the rest of Athens by various

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lines, most notably the B12 and 711 lines. The A6 motorway runs south of the town.

History

On September 7, 1999, the 1999 Athens earthquake damaged between one hundred and a thousand homes. The 2007 Greek forest fires devastated the nearby forests.

Population

A significant population of Romani live in the area.

Crime

Ano Liosia is considered one of the most dangerous

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s of Greece and along with its neighbouring cities Acharnes and Zefyri hold the highest crime rates of the whole country. Many drug addicts from various districts of Attica arrive to Ano Liosia as it is a convenient region to find their dose owing to the many dealers and the low to absent police patrols.

Sports

The 11th International Chess Tournament took place in Ano Liosia in 2001. The following sports teams are based in Ano Liosia: * Akratitos - a Greek football/soccer team which was founded in 1963 *Das Ano Liosia - a Greek basketball team Sports venues: *

Ano Liosia Olympic Hall SUNEL Arena (stylised as SUNEL arena), also known as the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall (), is a multi-purpose Arena, indoor arena located in Ano Liosia, in the western section of Athens, Athens, Greece. Originally built to host martial arts events duri ...

where

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and

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were played in the

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* Zofria Indoor Hall - basketball arena that has been used by

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

. *Stadium for Akratitos rarely plays in this stadium *Basketball stadium for Das Ano Liosia *Football/soccer stadium for Akratitos

References

External links

City of Ano Liosia official website

Ano Liosia 2001

{{Authority control Populated places in West Attica Fyli Romani communities in Europe