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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: 177. Chapters: Athens, Crete, Mycenae, Thessaloniki, Knossos, Corfu, Argos, Ithaca, Eleusina, Lemnos, Hydra, Patras, Kefalonia, Samos, Goumenissa, Zakynthos, History of Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Olympia, Greece, Lesbos, Icaria, Paros, Kos, Kythnos, Symi, Sounion, Leros, Tiryns, Spetses, Gavdos, Chalkidiki, Koufonisi, Karpathos, Kifissia, Kalymnos, Nemea, Parnitha, Sifnos, Argostoli, Xanthi, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, Astypalaia, Loutraki, Amorgos, Polygyros, Ios, Festivals of Thessaloniki, Kasos, Church of the Holy Apostles, Alonissos, Kea, Kimolos, Chios, Straits of Corfu, Minister for Culture and Tourism, Ioulis, Ampelakia, Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos, National Theatre of Greece, Elafonisi, Acrocorinth, Mochlos, Koufonisi, Crete, Church of Panagia Chalkeon, Dia, Ermoupoli, Folegandros, Salamina, Oinousses, Mati, Greece, Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Chrysi, Souda, Longos, Paxoi, Yerakini, Astros, Greece, Palamidi, Gavdopoula, Biciklom do Hilandara, Acharavi, Leon, Mpafi, Vasilitsa, Elasa, Pisoderi, Kyriamadi, Afendis Christos, Bouraikos river, Glaronisi, Palaiosouda, Kolokythas, Trachilos, Therianos Villas, Makroulo, Makedonia Tembi, Ormos Egialis. 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 U...