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Name | Peristeri |
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Name local | Περιστέρι |
Periph | Attica |
Periphunit | West Athens |
Pop municipality | 137918 |
Area municipality | 10.050 |
Population as of | 2001 |
Elevation | 50 |
Lat deg | 38 |
Lat min | 1 |
Lon deg | 23 |
Lon min | 41 |
Postal code | 121 xx, 126 xx |
Area code | 210 |
Licence | Y, Z, I |
Mayor | Andreas Pachatouridis |
Website | www.peristeri.gr |
Districts | 4 |
Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, standing for "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in Athens, Greece, located about 5 km NW of the downtown area. The municipality is bordered by the Cephissus/Cephissos River, Athinon Avenue (GR-8), Chaidari in the west and Petroupoli in the northwest, with a size of around . The area includes the northern half of the Athens Industrial Area, with its main streets taking in Ethnikis Antistaseos Street and P. Tsaldari Street.
The hall was opened in the year 1989. The arena is named after the late Andreas Papandreou, who was the former prime minister of Greece. The arena is an older, smaller version of the Larissa Neapolis Arena and the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which were based on Peristeri Arena, but built 6 years later and with a larger seating capacity.
Peristeri is twinned with: Iaşi, Romania Rousse, Bulgaria
Category:Municipalities of Attica Category:Populated places in West Athens
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