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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 182. Chapters: Athens, Barcelona, Valencia, Spain, Seville, Syracuse, Sicily, Ephesus, Beirut, Granada, Cadiz, Aegina, Sardis, Tarragona, Benevento, Lleida, Segovia, Catania, Huesca, Thurii, Abdera, Spain, Selinunte, Astorga, Spain, Huelva, Latakia, Himera, Palencia, Taormina, Mersin, Enna, Amioun, Isernia, Sybaris, Kavala, Soria, Cefalu, Volsinii, Eryx, Atri, Italy, Naxos, Licata, Motya, Caronia, Ciudad Rodrigo, Larino, San Marco d'Alunzio, Bubastis, Santa Maria la Real de Nieva, Gravina in Puglia, Mallus, Synnada, Soluntum, Halaesa, Opuntian Locris, Entella, Aetna, Cabira, Hybla Gereatis, Almazan, Aperlae, Ietas, Elaea, Alinda, Docimium, Apamea Myrlea, Calatanazor, Mingorria, Myrina, Lato, Tripolis, Abacaenum, Laus, El Tiemblo, Claudiopolis, Olous, Cervatos de la Cueza, Cardenosa, Aldea del Obispo, Hybla Major, Segeda, Antiphellus, Talaura, Carissa, Cragus, Nacona, Neapolis, Apulia. Excerpt: Athens (; Modern Greek: , Athina, IPA: , Katharevousa:, Athine, Ancient Greek:, Ath nai ), is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica periphery and it is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. The Greek capital has a population of 745,514 (in 2001) within its administrative limits and a land area of 39 km (15 sq mi). The urban area of Athens extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3,130,841 (in 2001) and a land area of 412 km (159 sq mi). According to Eurostat, the Athens Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) is the 7th most populous LUZ in the European Union (the 4th most populous capital city of the EU) with a population of 4,013,368 (in 2004). A cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece and it is rated as an alpha- world city. In 2008, Athens was ranked the ...
