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Fyli
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| Prefecture: | Attica |
| Metropolitan Area: | Athens |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 38.10133 (38°6'8") N lat. 23.6635 (23°39'52") E long. |
| Population: (1991) - Total - Density - Rank | 2,925 |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: | about 20 m 330 m(centre) about 700 to 800 m |
| Postal code: | 133 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-210 (030-210) -240 thru 249 |
| Municipal code: | 1112 |
| Car designation: | Y (prev.)Z pres.
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | FYI (Fyli) |
| Address of administration: | Central Square Fyli 133 |
Fyli or Fili (Greek: Φυλή), Latin and ancient form: Phyle, is a suburb in the northwestern part of Athens, Greece. Fyli is accessed with the Attiki Odos to the south near Aspropyrgos to the southwest. The mountains of Parnitha lies to the north and northeast while the plain where Eleusis is founded lies to the south. The Proasteiakos also runs to the north. It is located S of Thiva and Chalkida, W of GR-1 and east Attica, about 20 km NE of Eleusis and E of the Peloponnese.
The area around Fyli are made up of farmlands that were mainly pastures or groves. Suburban housing arrived in the 1980s.
Fyli has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and a fewsquares (plateies).
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Historical population
| Year | Town population | Change | Municipal population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,135 | - | - |
| 1991 | 2,917 | 782/36.63% | 2,925 |
History
In 404 BC Thrasybulus and the exiles from Phyle seized Munychia
External links
- Mapquest - Fyli, street map not available
- Coordinates:
| Northwest: Dervenochori | North: Avlona | |
| West: Aspropyrgos | Fyli | East: Acharnae |
| South: Aspropyrgos and Ano Liosia | Southeast: Ano Liosia |
See also:
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