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Attica

Region

Attica is an administrative region of Greece that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, whose core city is the country's capital and largest city, Athens. It is coextensive with the former Attica Prefecture of Central Greece and covers a greater area than the historical region of the same name. The region had a population of 3,784,565 as of 2024 across an area of 3,808.1 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Athens 1
Population
3,784,565 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Area (sq km)
3808.1 1
Admission Year
2011 1
Latitude
38 degrees north 1
Longitude
23.7 degrees east 1
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Athens

Attica
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Associated With

Athens, Cities

athens is associated with attica-region.

Source Attica (Wikipedia)
Greece, Countries

Attica is associated with Greece.

Source Attica (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Athens, Cities

athens is the capital of attica-region.

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Nationals Include

Berlin Painter

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Persephone Painter

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Taleides Painter

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Aeschylus

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Aeschylus (Wikipedia)Wikipedia sections
Quote, Wikipedia sections
Aeschylus was born around 525 BC in Eleusis, a small town about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Athens, in the fertile valleys of western Attica
Sophocles

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Sources
1. Attica (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Attica ( AT-ih-kə; Greek: Περιφέρεια Αττικής, romanized: Periféria Attikís, [periˈferi.a atiˈcis]) is an administrative region of Greece that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, the core city of which is the country's capital and largest city, Athens. The region is coextensive with the former Attica Prefecture of Central Greece and covers a greater area than the historical region of Attica.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    38.0, 23.7
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    3808.1
  • Infobox: population_total
    3784565
  • Administration section
    Since 1 January 2011, the region represents the second-level local administration.
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Attica (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Greece, Lead paragraph
Quote, Part Of: Greece, Lead paragraph
metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece
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