Place:Paiania, East Attica, Attikis, Greece

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NamePaiania
Alt namesPaeaniasource: Wikipedia
Paianíasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Peaniasource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates37.95°N 23.85°E
Located inEast Attica, Attikis, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Paiania (or Paeanea or Peania , , before 1915: Λιόπεσι - Liopesi, ; Arvanitika: Λοπε̱σ romanized: Lopës) is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, located east of Mount Hymettus. It is 11 km east of Athens city centre.

Paiania is home to the Vorres Museum of Folk and Contemporary Art, the Foundation European Art Center (EUARCE) of Greece. the broadcasting facilities of Greek television station Oren TV and the former training facilities of football club Panathinaikos FC. Greek National Road 89 passes through the town, Motorway 6 passes east of it. The town was renamed to reflect association with the ancient deme of Paeania.

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