Regional Unit of South Athens

The Battle of Phaleron or Battle of Analatos took place on 6 May (O.S.: 24 April ) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek rebel forces were being besieged inside the Acropolis of Athens by Ottoman forces under the command of Mehmed Reshid Pasha. Greek forces outside the city were desperately trying to break the siege.

Palaio Faliro (Greek: Παλαιό Φάληρο, pronounced [paleˈo ˈfaliro] ; Katharevousa: Palaion Faliron, Παλαιόν Φάληρον, meaning "Old Phalerum") is a town on the Saronic Gulf coast and a municipality in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. At the 2021 census it had 64,863 inhabitants.

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the 20th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 15 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 27 August. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece.

The Hellenikon Metropolitan Park (also called "the Ellinikon") is an urban development under construction in Hellinikon, Athens, Greece, on the site of the former Hellenikon International Airport.

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over an eleven-day period beginning on 16 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 26 August. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece.

Xypete (Ancient Greek: Ξυπέτη or Ξυπετῆ), also Xypeteum or Xypeteon (Ξυπετεών), was said to have been likewise called Troja (Τροία), because Teucrus led from hence an Attic colony into Phrygia, was a deme of ancient Attica. It was apparently near Peiraeeus or Phalerum, since Xypete, Peiraeeus, Phalerum, and Thymoetadae formed the τετράκωμοι, which had a temple of Heracles in common (τετράκωμον Ἡρακλεῖον).

The Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre was the site of the field hockey events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Located in the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, the facility consists of two hockey fields. The larger stadium seats 7,200 fans – though only 5,200 seats were made publicly available during the Games, and the smaller stadium seats 2,100 spectators – though only 1,200 seats were made publicly available during the Games. The facility was completed on 29 February 2004 and officially opened on 11 August 2004, shortly before the beginning of the Games.

National Athletic Center Glyfada Makis Liougas, commonly known as Glyfada Indoor Hall (Greek: Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρου Γλυφάδας Ματθαίος Λιούγκας) is an indoor arena that is located in Glyfada, Athens, Greece. Its current total seating capacity is 3,500 people, of which 2,270 seats are permanent, and 1,228 are collapsible. The arena is mainly used to host volleyball, handball, and basketball games.

The Hellinikon Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre is located in the Hellinicon Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece. The venue hosted the canoe slalom events for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

The Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium is a softball stadium located in the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Athens. It hosted the softball competitions during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The venue consists of a main softball field of 4,800 seats - though only 3,400 seats were made publicly available during the games - and two warm-up fields nearby. Construction on the facility was completed on 29 February 2004, and it was officially opened on 30 July 2004.

The Hellinikon Olympic Indoor Arena was a multi-use sports indoor arena that was located in Elliniko, a suburban town in the southern part of the Athens urban agglomeration, Greece. It was a part of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, and it was located adjacent to the Helliniko Fencing Hall. It was approximately 10 miles from the Athens Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Hellinikon International Airport for the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

The Hellinikon Fencing Hall was a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that was located adjacent to the Hellinikon Olympic Arena, in Hellinikon, Athens, Greece. The venue was part of the Hellinikon Events Hall of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex. It was demolished in 2022.

Echelidae or Echelidai (Ἐχελίδαι) was a deme of ancient Attica. It was so called from the hero Echelus, and lay between Peiraeeus and the Heracleium, in or near a marshy district, and possessed a Hippodrome, in which horse-races took place. It is probable that this Hippodrome is the place to which the narrative in Demosthenes refers, in which case it was near the city.

The Hellinikon Olympic Complex is a closed, partially demolished sports complex, situated at Elliniko, a suburban town in the southern part of the Athens urban agglomeration, approximately 16 kilometres from the Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Hellinikon International Airport for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics. It consists of five separate venues.

The El Al Flight 253 attack was a terrorist attack perpetrated by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) against a Boeing 707 passenger plane while it was on the ground at a stopover in Athens en route from Tel Aviv, Israel, to New York City, United States.

Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a suburb in Athens agglomeration and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (97,616 inhabitants, 2021 census), as well as the fourth biggest in the Athens urban area (following municipalities of Athens, Piraeus and Peristeri). Additionally, it is the 2nd most densely populated municipality in Greece and one of the most densely populated cities in the world, with 20,240/km² (52,400/sq mi). The municipality has an area of 4.749 km² (1.834 sq mi).

On 7 October 1979, a Swissair DC-8 crashed while attempting to land at Athens-Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece. Of the 154 passengers and crew on board, 14 were killed in the accident.

Tavros Stadium is a football stadium in Tavros, Athens, Greece. It is the home stadium of Fostiras football team.

Ellinikon International Airport (IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAT), sometimes spelled Hellinikon, was an international airport that served Athens, Greece, for 63 years. Following its closure on 28 March 2001, it was replaced in service by the new Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos. The airport was located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Athens, and just west of Glyfada. It was named after the village of Elliniko, now a suburb of Athens. The airport had an official capacity of 11 million passengers per year, but served 13.5 million passengers during its last year of operations. A large portion of the site was converted into a stadium and sports facilities for the 2004 Olympic Games.

Phalerum or Phaleron (Ancient Greek: Φάληρον Phálēron [pʰálɛːron]; Greek: Φάληρο (Fáliro), [ˈFaliro]) was a port of Ancient Athens, 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, on a bay of the Saronic Gulf. The bay is also referred to as "Bay of Phalerum" (Greek: Όρμος Φαλήρου Órmos Falíru).

Peiraios Street (Greek: Οδός Πειραιώς, Odos Peiraios) is a main road in Athens, Greece, linking the center of the city with the port of Piraeus. The island areas of the road are lined with trees, and historically the avenue runs over parts of the north wall and ancient road of Phaleron. It is 10 km long passes and though Central Athens, the suburban town of Moschato, and northern Tavros.

Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Hellinikon Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events, further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre.

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport that has been part of the Olympic programme starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program in 2004 consisted of eleven disciplines divided over nine sailing classes. For each discipline multiple races were scheduled between 14 and 28 August 2004 along the coast near Athens. Athens hosted the Olympic sailing competitions for the second time, having done so during the 1896 Summer Olympics. However, in 1896, the sailing competition was cancelled due to heavy storms and further bad weather conditions. This time the weather conditions were good. The sailing event was executed on the several types of Olympic courses in different course areas using the 'Fleetrace' and 'Matchrace' formats.

Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, from 15 to 25 August. For the second time in Olympic competition, professional baseball players were eligible to participate, though no active players from Major League Baseball were available.

The Greek National Opera (Greek: Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή, Ethniki Lyriki Skini) is the country's state lyric opera company, located in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at the south suburb of Athens, Kallithea. It is a public corporation under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Culture and administered by the Board of Trustees and its Artistic Director, currently George Koumedakis.

Hellenikon Air Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force base located in Athens, Greece. After its closure, it was redeveloped into Ellinikon International Airport.

Ivlia (bireme) is a modern reconstruction of an ancient Greek rowing warship (galley) with oars at two levels and is an example of experimental archaeology. Between 1989 and 1994, this vessel undertook six international historical and geographical expeditions tracing the route of the ancient seafarers.

Collytus or Kollytos (Ancient Greek: Κολλυτός) was a deme of ancient Attica, located in the city of Athens. It was located within the walls of Themistocles, south of the Areopagus and southwest of Acropolis. It was famed due to its association with Plato, whose family was from this deme.

Dafni-Ymittos (Greek: Δάφνη-Υμηττός) is a municipality in the Central Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dafni. The municipality has an area of 2.350 km².

Rouf (Greek: Ρουφ pronounced [ˈɾuf]) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located to the west of the Athens centre, between Piraeus and Petrou Ralli Avenue. Rouf is named after a Bavarian businessman who, during Otto's reign, bought large areas in this location to make a farm. When the railway passed through this area, the local station was named Rouf. During the interwar period, a camp was built in Rouf. In 1947, the local team of Rouf was founded under the name Asteras Rouf and later renamed to PAO Rouf.

Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.

Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme and an important example of experimental archaeology. It is also a commissioned ship in the Hellenic Navy of Greece, the only commissioned vessel of its kind in any of the world's navies.

Panathinaikos AC Baseball Team is a Greek baseball club. The current iteration was founded in 2014. Panathinaikos was the first club which organized a baseball game in Greece in 1946.

Hellinikon Stadium was a stadium located at the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Hellinikon, Athens, located approximately 8 kilometres south of the center of Athens, near Glyfada on the Aegean Sea coast. Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. played its home matches there from 2007 to 2014.

Glyfada (Greek: Γλυφάδα, romanized: Glypháda, pronounced [ɣliˈfaða]) is a town and a suburb in the South Athens regional unit located in the Athens Riviera along the coast of Saronic Gulf. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens urban area. The area stretches from the foot of the Hymettus mountain to the Saronic Gulf.

Trachones Field (Greek: Γήπεδο Τραχώνων, Gipedo Trachonon), known locally as Galaxias (Greek: Γαλαξίας), is a 457-seat track and field stadium in Trachones, Alimos, Athens, Greece. It is the seat of the local soccer team A.O.T. Alimos F.C.

Athens Riviera is the coastal area in the southern suburbs of Athens, Greece from Piraeus to Sounio and Lavrio. It is located about 16 km (9.9 mi) from downtown Athens stretching from the southern suburbs of Athens to the southernmost points of Attica.

On 2 February 1985, Bobby's Bar in Glyfada, a suburb of Athens in Greece, was bombed. The bar was popular with American airmen stationed at the nearby Hellenikon Air Base. Police spokesman Nikos Gizas said about fifty of the injured were Americans. Some of them were brought to U.S. bases in West Germany for treatment.

Sofia Befon Palaio Faliro Indoor Hall (alternate spelling: Sophia Mpefon) (Greek: Σοφία Μπεφόν Κλειστού Γυμναστηρίου), is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Palaio Faliro, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The arena is named in honor of Sofia Befon. It is mainly used to host gymnastics, and basketball, volleyball, and handball games. The seating capacity of the arena is 772 people in the permanent upper tier, and 1,204 people with the retractable seats in the lower tier.

Sivitanideios School of Arts and Crafts is a public school in Athens, Greece. It is run jointly by the Ministry of Education (Greece) and the Greek Ministry of Labour's Manpower Employment Organisation of Greece (OAED).

The 1973 Hellinikon International Airport attack was an attack at the Hellinikon International Airport at Athens, Greece. The two attackers were members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September. The militants used sub-machine guns and grenades against the passengers waiting in the passenger lounge. The attackers took hostages before they finally surrendered to the Greek police. It is believed that the gunmen wanted to hijack a plane, but they decided to attack when they were about to be searched by a Greek security inspector before boarding.

Delta Tankers is a Greek shipping company, highly active in the suezmax and VLCC sectors.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (Greek: Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας), abbreviated HCAA (Greek: ΥΠΑ), is a department of the Greek government under the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. It is involved in air traffic control, aeronautical communications, airport operations, aircraft registration and inspection, licensing of civil air operators, and personnel certification.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Greek: Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης) is a government department of Greece. The incumbent minister is Niki Kerameus, member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Athens B1 constituency with New Democracy.

Η Εστία Νέας Σμύρνης είναι Πολιτιστικό Ίδρυμα με έδρα τη Νέα Σμύρνη που ιδρύθηκε το 1930 με στόχο τη διατήρηση της ιστορικής μνήμης των προσφύγων από τη Σμύρνη και γενικότερα τη Μικρασία. Είναι Σωματείο, μη κερδοσκοπικού χαρακτήρα.

Τα Νότια Προάστια των Αθηνών είναι ένα συγκρότημα δήμων, οικοδομημένων νότια του κέντρου της Αθήνας, ανάμεσα στον Υμηττό και το Σαρωνικό. Αρχικά ξεκίνησε η οικοδομική δραστηριότητα με αφορμή την εγκατάσταση του αεροδρομίου του Ελληνικού, αλλά σύντομα διαμόρφωσαν ένα ιδιαίτερο ύφος δόμησης, συνδυάζοντας βουνό και θάλασσα. Σήμερα το αεροδρόμιο λειτουργεί ως εκθεσιακό πάρκο(μετά την εγκατάσταση του Διεθνούς Αερολιμένος Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος στα Σπάτα). Τις υψηλότερες αξίες συγκεντρώνει η παραλιακή ζώνη, με μεγάλες αποκλίσεις από τη μέση αξία σε αρκετούς δήμους (π.χ. η παραλιακή της Καλλιθέας συγκεντρώνει στο αντικειμενικό σύστημα τιμές της τάξης των 1.700ε/τ.μ. δόμησης, το Μοσχάτο επίσης). Το δίκτυο του μετρό φτάνει μέχρι το Ελληνικό, με ενδιάμεσες στάσεις τον Άγιο Δημήτριο, την Ηλιούπολη, τον Άλιμο και την Αργυρούπολη.

Το Ευγενίδειο Πλανητάριο είναι το πλανητάριο του Ιδρύματος Ευγενίδου. Εγκαινιάστηκε το 1966 και αναβαθμίστηκε αρκετές φορές, μετατρεπόμενο σε ψηφιακό πλανητάριο το 2003.

Das Schiffsmuseum Trokadero Marina befindet sich im Athener Vorort Paleo Faliro. Das Museum ist keine eigene Institution, sondern eher ein Park, in dem Exponate verschiedener Träger gezeigt werden. Es ist am besten mit der Straßenbahn (Haltestelle Trokadero) zu erreichen.

Η Δημόσια Υπηρεσία Απασχόλησης (ΔΥΠΑ), έως το 2022 γνωστή ως Οργανισμός Απασχόλησης Εργατικού Δυναμικού (Ο.Α.Ε.Δ.), είναι ΝΠΔΔ.

Το αρχαίο θέατρο Ευωνύμου (Τραχώνων) βρίσκεται στη περιοχή των Τραχώνων στο σημερινό Δήμο Αλίμου. Στην αρχαιότητα το θέατρο ανήκε στο αττικό δήμο του Ευωνύμου, ο οποίος εκτεινόταν ανάμεσα στον Υμηττό και στην παραλία του Αλίμου. Το θέατρο αποτελεί το μόνο δημόσιο κτίριο που έχει μέχρι σήμερα ανασκαφεί στην περιοχή.

Η Βασιλική της Γλυφάδας είναι πρώην χριστιανικός ναός στη Γλυφάδα, στην Περιφέρεια Αττικής, στην Ελλάδα.

La cattedrale dei Santi Costantino ed Elena (in greco: Μητροπολιτικός Ναός των Αγίων και Ισαποστόλων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης) è la cattedrale ortodossa di Glifada e sede della metropolia di Glifada.

Кафедральный храм Святой Фотины (Святой Фотинии, греч. Μητροπολιτικός Ναός της Αγίας Φωτεινής) — кафедральный храм Ново-Смирнской митрополии Элладской православной церкви, расположенный в районе Неа-Смирни (Новая Смирна) в Афинах, основанном после 1922 года беженцами из Смирны в Анатолии.

Kontopígado (en griego, Κοντοπήγαδο) es un yacimiento arqueológico ubicado en una colina de Atenas, Grecia.

Ο Ναός της Αγίας Φωτεινής είναι χτισμένος σε περίοπτη θέση πάνω σε λόφο, στη Νέα Σμύρνη. Οικοδομήθηκε με βάση το πρότυπο του μητροπολιτικού ναού της Σμύρνης που πυρπολήθηκε και καταστράφηκε κατά την είσοδο των τουρκικών στρατευμάτων στην πόλη κατά την Μικρασιατική καταστροφή το 1922 .

Το Αθηναϊκό Ωδείο ήταν ένα από τα πρώτα μουσικά εκπαιδευτήρια των Αθηνών.

To Δημοτικό Κολυμβητήριο Ν. Σμύρνης κτίστηκε το 1979. Είναι ολυμπιακών διαστάσεων και αποτελεί την έδρα των τμημάτων κολύμβησης και υδατοσφαίρισης των συλλόγων της Νέας Σμύρνης.

To Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Νέας Σμύρνης, γνωστό και ως Κλειστό της οδού Αρτάκης, κτίστηκε το 1979 και κατεδαφίστηκε το 2019. Αποτελούσε την έδρα των τμημάτων αθλοπαιδιών των συλλόγων της Νέας Σμύρνης, πλην του Μίλωνα που έχει δικό του κλειστό γυμναστήριο. Άνηκε στο Δήμο Νέας Σμύρνης και είχε χωρητικότητα 1.832 καθήμενων θεατών. Τα έργα για την αντικατάστασή του με νέο Πολυδύναμο Αθλητικό Κέντρο με βιοκλιματικό σχεδιασμό έχουν ξεκινήσει αλλά, σύμφωνα με δηλώσεις του Δημάρχου Νέας Σμύρνης τον Ιανουάριο 2024, έχουν «παγώσει».

Diogenis Studio (греч. Διογένης Studio) — концерт- и конгресс-холл в центре Афин, расположенный на проспекте Сингру, который вмещает 1 500 зрителей. Diogenis Studio является одним из лучших концертных и конференц-залов столицы Греции.

Το Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων ήταν υπουργείο της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, το οποίο συστάθηκε από τη κυβέρνηση Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη στις 8 Ιουλίου 2019. Το υπουργείο αυτό διαδέχθηκε το Υπουργείο Εργασίας, Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης και Κοινωνικής Αλληλεγγύης και αντικαταστάθηκε από το Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης τον Ιούνιο του 2023 με τις αρμοδιότητες για την Καταπολέμηση της Φτώχιας και την Κοινωνική Αλληλεγγύη να έχουν μεταφερθεί στο νεοσύστατο Υπουργείο Κοινωνικής Συνοχής και Οικογένειας.