| Piraeus, also known as Peiraeus or
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| | one, Piraeus also has two other smaller
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| Pireas, is a city located in the
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| | harbors which have also helped turning
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| prefecture of Attica, towards the
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| | this spot into a very active one. The
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| southern side of Athens. This city's main
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| | benefits of this spot and its harbor was
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| attraction is based on the fact that in
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| | not noticed until the decade of 490 BC
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| ancient Greece, it was used as Athens'
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| | when Themistocles constructed a
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| main port, and therefore it played a very
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| | fortification by this spot with the
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| important role in the city's life.
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| | purpose of being able t easily use the
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| Besides than being the port of ancient
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| | ports and protect the citizens of Athens
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| Athens, Piraeus has been also named port
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| | from Persians' attacks.
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| of modern Athens since 1834. This way,
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| | Piraeus has a population of about 175.000
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| nowadays this port can be seen in action,
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| | people, with a density of 15.972
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| and although it does not look just like
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| | inhabitants per km2. IT is one of the few
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| it used in ancient Greece, it still shows
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| | municipal authorities located within the
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| some of such antique characteristics
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| | metropolitan area of Athens. Besides
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| which turn it into a very interesting and
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| | Pireus, this metropolitan area has other
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| peculiar place to meet.
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| | municipal authorities among which we can
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| The name of this area, Piraeus, means
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| | name Keratsini, Korydalos, Drapetsona,
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| "the place over the passage", a meaning
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| | Nikaia, Perama, and Rentis.
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| which is very significant to its past
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| | Piraeus has been home town of several
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| history. In its origins as a populated
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| | important people, such as per example the
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| area, Piraeus was a small island which
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| | Andrianoloulos brothers, who founded the
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| was connected to the land by a narrow
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| | Olympiacos sporting club, Yiorgos Batis,
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| stretch of land. Although at first the
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| | an important Greek musician who lived
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| area received other denominations, this
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| | between 1885 and 1967, or Dimitris
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| geographical characteristic finally
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| | Gkogkos, an important Greek musician from
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| inspired the actual name.
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| | beginnings of the XX century.
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| Although its main port is the most famous
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