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urban area, in

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. It lies west of the Athens plain, southeast of

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, and east of the island of Salamis. Most of the mountain is rocky (limestone). It is lower than

Hymettus Hymettus (), also Hymettos (; ; ), is a mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as ''Trellós'' (crazy) or ''Trellóvouno'' (crazy mountain); the latter originates from the French "très ...

. Most of the forest is to its north where the Daphni Monastery is located. There is also a park in its northern reaches. With its good view of the Straits of Salamis, Mount Egaleo was the site of Xerxes' throne from which he observed the

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.Battle of SalamisSalamina official website
Towns and places that surround the mountain include

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, Nikaia,

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, the highway, and

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. The

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connects the area after reducing

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(Sacred Way) into two lanes in 2002–2003. A highway linking GR-8 and Keratsini runs through this mountain range. The refineries of

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are in the north. The new bypass on the northwestern part of the range is part of the

Attiki Odos Attiki Odos () (''Attica Road'') is a toll motorway system in Greece. The Attiki Odos motorways form the outer beltways of the Athens, Greater Athens metropolitan area. The total length of the motorways is . The Attiki Odos system currently cons ...

superhighway system, the A65 Aigaleo Ring Road which was opened in January 2004 along with the rest of the superhighway northwest of the range. The ring presently does not have full access with Athinon Avenue and GR-8 yet, but includes two interchanges.

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