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Ekali
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Ekali () is a residential area and affluent suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Located in the northern suburbs of the city, it is a green and lush area home to many of the country's most powerful business and shipping families. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Kifisia, as a municipal unit.
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Εκάλης
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Αττικής
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 5,574
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Ekali
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Εκάλη
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Ekalis Kifisias.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within North Athens regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Attica
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- North Athens
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Kifisia
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 5574
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 4.332
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 330
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 145 78
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 210
- Greek Dimos.licence
- Z
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- The Church of Saint Marina (Ekali) on August 1, 2023.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- The church of Agia Marina
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 817
- Elevation
- 359
- Official website
- www.ekali.gr
- Image
- Ekali-3.jpg
- Dialing code
- 210
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- Commons category
- Ekali
- postal code
- 145 78
- native label
- Εκάλη
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Ekali () is a residential area and affluent suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Located in the northern suburbs of the city, it is a green and lush area home to many of the country's most powerful business and shipping families. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Kifisia, as a municipal unit.
== Etymology == Ekali was an ancient municipality of Athens and belonged to the Leontida tribe. Its inhabitants were named Ekalios. According to tradition, the name is associated with the name of a woman named Ekali. As Plutarch says, as Theseus went to Marathon to catch the famous bull that had caused great damage to the area, the weather conditions were unfavorable. The Athenian king sought refuge in the hut of an old woman, called Ekali. The old woman promised Theseus that she would make a sacrifice to Zeus for the success of his mission. When Theseus caught the bull, he returned to the hut, but found the old woman dead. Grateful for her sacrifice, he later created the sanctuary of Ekaliou Dios and named the region Ekali, where he created the homonymous municipality.
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