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These are not flames but the glare from the fire due to the camera settings. The fire is behind the mountains. Hotels, residences, schools and barns. In July 2023, multiple wildfires started in Greece. They resulted in at least 28 deaths [ 1] and injured 75 people, with over 80 wildfires being recorded. Seventy-nine people were arrested for arson.
August 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM. By Angelos Tsatsis and Karolina Tagaris. VARNAVAS, Greece/ATHENS (Reuters) -Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by ...
Antikythera may also refer to the Kythira-Antikythira Strait, through which Mediterranean water enters the Sea of Crete. [ 5] Its land area is 20.43 square kilometres (7.89 square miles), [ 6] and it lies 38 kilometres (24 miles) south-east of Kythira. It is the most distant part of the Attica region from its heart in the Athens metropolitan area.
Topographic map of Greece. Greece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [ 6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.
Elefsina ( Greek: Ελευσίνα, romanized : Elefsína) or Eleusis ( / ɪˈljuːsɪs / ih-LEW-siss; [ 3] Ancient Greek: Ἐλευσίς, romanized : Eleusís) is a suburban city and municipality in Athens metropolitan area. It belongs to West Attica regional unit of Greece.
The National Observatory of Athens ( NOA; Greek: Εθνικό Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών) is a research institute in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest research foundation in Greece. The Observatory was the first scientific research institute built after Greece became independent in 1829, and one of the oldest ...
Aigaleo or Egaleo ( Greek: Αιγάλεω, romanized : Aigáleo pronounced [eˈɣaleo]) is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens urban area, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo, whose name comes from the words αίγα/aiga/goat and λαός/laos/people.
During his visit to Athens, Greece (November 15–16, 2016), the former US President Barack Obama gave a speech at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), covering the impact of democracy. [11] [12] Plans for the Athens Metro to reach Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) were announced in 2021. [13]