Athens
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Summary
Athens is a big city[1]. Athens ranks in the top 1% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64,422 views/month, #3 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Athens Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4], Third Hellenic Republic[5]
- Head of government: Haris Doukas[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Instance of: largest city[8], metropolis[9], Free city[10]
- Official language: Greek[11]
- Shares border with: Nea Filadelfeia[12], Zografou[13]
- Named after: Athena[14]
- Follows: Classical Athens[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Amsterdam[16], Athens[17], Ashgabat[18], Barcelona[19], Beijing[20], Beirut[21], Bethlehem[22], Bogotá[23], Bucharest[24], Casablanca[25], Chicago[26], Damascus[27], Domodedovo[28], Famagusta[29]
- Postal code: 104 00–106 99[30], 111 00–118 99[31], 121 00–124 99[32]
- Commons category: Athens[33]
- Licence plate code: BK[34], BM[35], BN[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Athens include Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"[37], an international airport[38], in Greece[39], founded in 2001[40]; Athens[41], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1806[44]; Athens Charter[45], a conference proceedings[46], written by Le Corbusier[47]; Athens County[48], a county of Ohio[49], in United States[50], founded in 1805[51], headquartered in Athens[52]; The Ruins of Athens[53], a musical work/composition[54], founded in 1811[55]; and Athinaikos women's basketball[56], a basketball team[57], in Greece[58], founded in 1917[59], headquartered in Vyronas[60].
Why It Matters
Athens has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Athens is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Athens include Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"[37], an international airport[38], in Greece[39], founded in 2001[40]; Athens[41], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1806[44]; Athens Charter[45], a conference proceedings[46], written by Le Corbusier[47]; Athens County[48], a county of Ohio[49], in United States[50], founded in 1805[51], headquartered in Athens[52]; The Ruins of Athens[53], a musical work/composition[54], founded in 1811[55]; and Athinaikos women's basketball[56], a basketball team[57], in Greece[58], founded in 1917[59], headquartered in Vyronas[60].