Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration IB Area 9.453 km² Area code 210 Regional unit West Athens | Elevation 150 m (490 ft) Postal code 131 xx, 133 xx Website www.ilion.gr Local time Saturday 12:51 AM Administrative region Attica | |
Weather 12°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Ilion (Greek: Ίλιον, before 1994: Νέα Λιόσια, Nea Liosia) is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. With 85,000 inhabitants (2011), it is one of the largest suburbs of Athens.
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Map of Ilion, Greece
Geography
Ilion lies southeast of the mountain Aigaleo, 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 9.453 km2. Neighbouring municipalities are Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero to the north and east, Petroupoli to the northwest and Peristeri to the south. The main streets are Fylis Avenue, Thivon Avenue, Idomeneos Street and Protesilaou Street.
Sites of interest
Sports
Ilion hosts many athletic clubs in several sports. The most of them play in the amateur divisions. Presence or earlier presence in the higher divisions in their sport have the clubs Olympiakos Neon Liosion and Enosi Iliou.
International relations
Ilion, Greece is twinned with: