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Kynosargous Latitude and Longitude:

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
Country Greece
Region Attica
City Athens
Postal code
116 36, 117 43
Area code210
Website www.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

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

References

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