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Athens (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 44 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.7333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was an ancient metropolis of great importance; settled in Neolithic times. Acropolis was fortified by 1200 BCE; became great city-state, ruling and colonizing over a wide area. It was the center of culture influencing all of the Western world in philosophy, theater, and art. The name refers to the goddess Athena. In Homeric Greek the city's name was in the singular form (Ἀθήνη) then changed in the plural. |
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| Athínai (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Athenai (C,O)
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| Athinai (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Αθήνα (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Athens (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Atenas (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Athènes (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Athen (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Atene (C,O,Italian-P,U,N)
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| Atene (Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Ἀθῆναι (C,V,Ancient Greek,U)
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| Athína (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Afina (NA,V,Russian (transliterated),U)
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| Afini (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Afiny (NA,V,Ukrainian (transliterated),U)
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| Āten (NA,V,Persian-Farsi (transliterated),U)
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| Aten (NA,V,Swedish,U)
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| Ateny (NA,V,Polish,U)
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| Athénes (NA,V,French,U)
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| Athinia (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Atina (NA,V,Turkish (transliterated),U)
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| Αθήναι (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| آتِن (NA,V,Persian-Farsi,U)
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| Афина (NA,V,Russian,U)
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| Афіни (NA,V,Ukrainian,U)
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| τὸ κλεινὸν ἄστυ (C,V)
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............ | meaning "glorious city" |
| Athenian (C,V,English,U,A)
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| אתונה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Athenae (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | Roman name |
| Athenae (Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Athēnai (H,V,Ancient Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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............ | ancient Greek name |
| Athine (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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Athens (inhabited place) (P) |
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Athens (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled before 3rd mill. BCE |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| city-state (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Greece .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [1000074] |
| historical connection .... |
Sparta .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Greece, Pelopónnisos region, Lakonía regional division) [7011065] |
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