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Attica
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For ither uises, see Attica (disambiguation).
Attica (Greek: Αττική, Attikí; IPA: [atiˈci]) is an admeenistrative region in Greece, containin Athens, the caipital o Greece.
Quick Facts Attica Περιφέρεια Αττικής, Kintra ...
Attica Περιφέρεια Αττικής | |
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Kintra | ![]() |
Caipital | Athens |
Regional units | |
Govrenment | |
• Regional govrenor | Ioannis Sgouros (PASOK) |
Area | |
• Total | 3808 km2 (1,470 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 3,812,330 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | GR-I |
Website | www.patt.gov.gr |
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The history o Attica is tichtly linkit wi that o Athens, which frae the Classical period onwards, wis ane o the maist important ceeties in the auncient warld.
Locatit in the sooth o the kintra, Attica covers aboot 3,808 square kilometres. In addition tae Athens, it contains athin its aurie the ceeties o Piraeus, Eleusis, Megara, Laurium, an Marathon, as well as a sma pairt o the Peloponnese peninsulae an the islands o Salamis, Aegina, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Kythira, an Antikythera. Aboot 3,750,000 fowk live in the region, o which mair nor 95% are inhabitants o the Athens metropolitan aurie.