Haidari

Haidari[2] (Greek: Χαϊδάρι, Khaidari) is a suburban town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, west of Athens city center.

Haïdari
Χαϊδάρι
Haïdari is located in Greece
Haïdari
Haïdari
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°1′N 23°39′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Athens
Area
 • Municipality22.655 km2 (8.747 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
46,897
 • Municipality density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
125 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.haidari.gr

Geography

The municipality has an area of 22.655 km2.[3] The geography of the municipality of Haidari is diverse: the eastern part, where the town Haidari is situated, is densely populated and forms a continuous built up area with the inner suburbs of central Athens. The rocky Aigaleo hills run through the central part of the municipality. The pine forest of Dafni and the Daphni Monastery lie on the eastern slopes of Aigaleo. The westernmost part of Haidari is the small industrial port town Skaramagkas, on the Saronic Gulf near Eleusis. The main roads of Haidari are the Greek National Road 8 (the old road from Athens to Corinth) and the Iera odos.

History

During the Turkish rule Haidari belonged to a certain Haydar Pasha, which may have been a nickname from the Arabic word haydar, meaning 'lion'.

Concentration camp
Main article: Haidari concentration camp
View of Palataki tower in Chaidari

The Haidari concentration camp (Greek: στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης Χαϊδαρίου, stratópedo syngéntrosis Chaidaríou, German: KZ Chaidari) was a concentration camp operated by the German Schutzstaffel in Haidari during the Axis Occupation of Greece from September 1943 to September 1944.

The camp is now a monument to the Greek Resistance.

Sights of Interest

See also

Historical population
YearTownMunicipality
1981-47,396
199144,83147,437
200145,22746,276
201145,64246,897

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. For the spelling, see the municipal website.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.