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The European "Georgia" probably stems from the Persian designation of the Georgians – gurğ (گرج), ğurğ – which reached the Western European crusaders and pilgrims in the Holy Land who rendered the name as Georgia (also Jorgania, Giorginia, etc.) and, erroneously, [11] explained its origin by the popularity of St. George (Tetri Giorgi ...
Galatsi is an inner suburb of the Athens urban area and is located 4 km (2 mi) northeast of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of Central Athens and neighbouring suburb Nea Ionia.
Athens is served by the Athens International Airport (ATH), located near the town of Spata, in the eastern Messoghia plain, some 35 km (22 mi) east of center of Athens. [112] The airport, awarded the "European Airport of the Year 2004" Award, [ 113 ] is intended as an expandable hub for air travel in southeastern Europe and was constructed in ...
A 'multicultural' school exists in the area, the 87th Elementary School of Athens, with a student body comprising 70% Muslim, 20% Greek Orthodox and 10% Albanian and Romanians. [ citation needed ] Gazi is home to the Technopolis of Athens , that spreads in an area of about 30,000 m2, an industrial museum of modern architecture which today ...
Clarke County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,671. [1] Its county seat is Athens, [2] with which it is a consolidated city-county.
Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km (103 mi) north of Bucharest and 380 km (236 mi) from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania.
Anafiotika (Greek: Αναφιώτικα pronounced [a.naˈfço.ti.ka]) is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill .
Bogart was once part of Franklin County, then Jackson County, and now sits in Oconee County with a small portion located in Clarke County. [5] Many of the settlers who came to Bogart, came in during the Land Lottery of 1820. [5] When the train from Athens to Atlanta was built in the 1890s, life flourished in Bogart. [5]