Kynosargous

Coordinates: 37°57′47″N 23°43′50″E / 37.96306°N 23.73056°E / 37.96306; 23.73056
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Kynosargous
Κυνοσάργους
Neighborhood
Location within Athens
Location within Athens
Coordinates: 37°57′47″N 23°43′50″E / 37.96306°N 23.73056°E / 37.96306; 23.73056
CountryGreece
RegionAttica
CityAthens
Postal code
116 36, 117 43
Area code210
Websitewww.cityofathens.gr

Kynosargous (Greek: Κυνοσάργους [ci.noˈsaɾ.ɣus]), up until 1908 known as Dourgouti[a][1] (Greek: Δουργούτι [ðuɾˈɣuti]), is a small neighborhood of Athens, Greece.

It is named after the Cynosarges which is thought to have been in the area in antiquity.

It is served by Syngrou–Fix station on Line 2 of the Athens Metro.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Nowadays, though, "Dourgouti" refers to a sub-neighborhood of the adjacent Neos Kosmos neighborhood.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Η μετονομασία των Συνοικιών των Αθηνών". Σκριπ. 7 August 1908.