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Piraeus (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 57 41 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.9614 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 38 20 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.6389 decimal degrees |
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Note: The largest port in Greece, Piraeus was the mooring port for Athens by the 7th century BCE. It was fortified by Athenian naval commander Themistocles ca. 490, with walls connecting it to Athens. The modern city was badly damaged in World War II and rebuilt. |
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| Piraeus (preferred,C,V,index,LC,English-P,U,N)
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| Peiraiéfs (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Piraiévs (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Piraiéus (C,V)
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| Peiraievs (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Piraievs (C,V)
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| Piréefs (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Peiraiá (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Peiraieus (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Peiraeus (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Peiraias (C,V)
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| Pireusz (C,V,Magyar (Hungarian),U)
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| Pireus (C,V,Swedish,U)
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| Pireus (Polish,U)
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| Pireo (C,V,Italian,U)
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| Le Pirée (C,V,French,U)
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| Pirée (C,V)
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| Piräus (C,V,German,U)
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| Peiraiás (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Pire (NA,V,Turkish (transliterated),U)
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| Πειραιεύς (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Πειραιάς (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| פיראוס (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Pireefs (H,V)
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Attikí (region (administrative division)) (P,U) |
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Piraeus (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in ancient times |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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