Haidari

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Haidari[3] (Greek: Χαϊδάρι, Chaidari) is a suburban town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, west of the city center of Athens, in Greece.

CountryGreece
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
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Haïdari
Χαϊδάρι
Location of Haïdari
Haïdari is located in Greece
Haïdari
Haïdari
Coordinates: 38°1′N 23°39′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Athens
Government
  MayorMichail Selekos[1] (since 2023)
Area
  Municipality
22.655 km2 (8.747 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Municipality
47,051
  Density2,076.8/km2 (5,379.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
124 6x
Area code210 5xxxxxx
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.haidari.gr
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Geography

The municipality has an area of 22.655 km2.[4] The geography of the municipality of Haidari is diverse: the eastern part, where the town Haidari is situated, is densely populated and forms a continuous built up area with the inner suburbs of central Athens. The rocky Aigaleo hills run through the central part of the municipality. The pine forest of Dafni and the Daphni Monastery lie on the eastern slopes of Aigaleo. The westernmost part of Haidari is the small industrial port town Skaramagkas, on the Saronic Gulf near Eleusis. The main roads of Haidari are the Greek National Road 8 (the old road from Athens to Corinth) and the Iera odos.

History

During the Turkish rule Haidari belonged to a certain Haydar Pasha, which may have been a nickname from the Arabic word haydar, meaning 'lion'.[citation needed]

Concentration camp

View of Palataki tower in Chaidari

The Haidari concentration camp (Greek: στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης Χαϊδαρίου, stratópedo syngéntrosis Chaidaríou, German: KZ Chaidari) was a concentration camp operated by the German Schutzstaffel in Haidari during the Axis Occupation of Greece from September 1943 to September 1944.

The camp is now a monument to the Greek Resistance.

Sights of Interest

See also

Historical population

More information Year, Town ...
YearTownMunicipality
1981-47,396
199144,83147,437
200145,22746,276
201145,64246,897
2021-47,051
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