Ymittos

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Ymittos or Imittos, also Imittos, rarely Hymmitos (Greek: ???????), is a suburb of Athens, Greece. It is also a mountain which is located just east of downtown, for more of this mountain, see Hymettus. It si run by Ymittos Street which is connected with Vouliagmenis Ave. and Olaf Palme St in Zografou. NE is the large campus of the University of Athens and Kaisariani. It is one of the smallest municipalities in Athens and Greece.

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Until the 1920s, the area was partially forested and was an agricultural area until suburban houses came in the early to mid 20th century when now much of the area are urban. A couple of movies throughout the mid-20th century was filmed here.

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Ymittos has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, post offices and squares (plateies).

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Greek: The noun Greek refers to:...

Athens: Athens (Greek: ?????, Ath?na; IPA ) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece. Modern Athens is a large and cosmopolitan city; Ancient Athens was a powerful city-state and renowned center of learning. It is named after its patron goddess, Athena. Athens is located at 38? North...

Hymettus: Hymettus, also Hymettos (Gr. Υμηττός, phonetic spelling Imitós) is a mountain range in Athens Area, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as Trellos or Trellovouno (crazy mountain), probably because of its propensity to change colors under shif...