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Ano Liosia
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<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <p>Ano Liosia lies in the eastern part of <a href="/facts/West_Attica/t17Txm6n">West Attica</a>, between the mountains <a href="/facts/Parnitha/JgnPJjH8">Parnitha</a> to its north and <a href="/facts/Aigaleo/EYEwXbuk">Aigaleo</a> to its southwest. It is 3 km west of <a href="/facts/Acharnes/BxfyDUqG">Acharnes</a>, 3 km north of <a href="/facts/Kamatero/3W19Ru3U">Kamatero</a>, 4 km southeast of <a href="/facts/Fyli/PSL2P8oe">Fyli</a>, 10 km east of <a href="/facts/Aspropyrgos/wqIMnTcr">Aspropyrgos</a> and 11 km north of <a href="/facts/Athens/mBxlp8X1">Athens</a> city centre. </p> <h2 id="transportation">Transportation</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Ano_Liosia_railway_station/Iw27oDnb">Ano Liosia railway station</a> is served by <a href="/facts/Proastiakos/QRxdMQTk">Proastiakos</a> trains to the <a href="/facts/Athens_International_Airport/buCEfPgw">Athens International Airport</a> and to <a href="/facts/Kiato/KgGyyTK9">Kiato</a> in the Peloponnese. The railway station on the old metric <a href="/facts/Piraeus%E2%80%93Patras_railway/BkCQBUrX">Piraeus–Patras railway</a> is now closed. Ano Liosia is connected to the rest of Athens by various <a href="/facts/Bus/AgUM7Tab">bus</a> lines, most notably the B12 and 711 lines. The <a href="/facts/A6_motorway_(Greece)/sl6FhySL">A6 motorway</a> runs south of the town. </p> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>On September 7, 1999, the <a href="/facts/1999_Athens_earthquake/STMkI7JS">1999 Athens earthquake</a> damaged between one hundred and a thousand homes. The <a href="/facts/2007_Greek_forest_fires/Ej59U2ys">2007 Greek forest fires</a> devastated the nearby forests. </p> <h2 id="population">Population</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Population</th></tr><tr><td>1951</td><td>1,660</td></tr><tr><td>1961</td><td>3,348</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>11,388</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>16,862</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>21,397</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>26,423</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>33,565</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>35,047</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A significant population of <a href="/facts/Romani_people_in_Greece/5DKLEx5m">Romani</a> live in the area. </p> <h2 id="crime">Crime</h2> <p>Ano Liosia is considered one of the most dangerous <a href="/facts/Ghetto/mYNBsar9">ghettos</a> of Greece and along with its neighbouring cities <a href="/facts/Acharnes/BxfyDUqG">Acharnes</a> and <a href="/facts/Zefyri/UxuQ3fQz">Zefyri</a> hold the highest crime rates of the whole country.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Many drug addicts from various districts of Attica arrive to Ano Liosia as it is a convenient region to find their dose owing to the many dealers and the low to absent police patrols.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="sports">Sports</h2> <p>The 11th International Chess Tournament took place in Ano Liosia in 2001. The following sports teams are based in Ano Liosia: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Akratitos/5vHbTTYl">Akratitos</a> - a <a href="/facts/List_of_football_clubs_in_Greece/F3vvtXsv">Greek football/soccer team</a> which was founded in 1963</li> <li>Das Ano Liosia - a <a href="/facts/List_of_basketball_clubs_in_Greece/T70svue8">Greek basketball team</a></li></ul> <p>Sports venues: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ano_Liosia_Olympic_Hall/uJmq0HNw">Ano Liosia Olympic Hall</a> where <a href="/facts/Wrestling/mTFzecQw">wrestling</a> and <a href="/facts/Judo/9ahgSftI">judo</a> were played in the <a href="/facts/2004_Summer_Olympics/7ljacRK4">2004 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zofria_Indoor_Hall/zapmBsX5">Zofria Indoor Hall</a> - basketball arena that has been used by <a href="/facts/AEK_Athens_BC/01zFEgDm">AEK Athens</a>.</li> <li>Stadium for <a href="/facts/Akratitos/5vHbTTYl">Akratitos</a> rarely plays in this stadium</li> <li>Basketball stadium for Das Ano Liosia</li> <li>Football/soccer stadium for Akratitos</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100413075211/http://www.dimosliosion.gr/">City of Ano Liosia official website</a> (in Greek)</li> <li><a href="http://www.chess.gr/anoliosia/">Ano Liosia 2001</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120414202254/http://www.chess.gr/anoliosia/">Archived</a> 2012-04-14 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stadia.gr/anoliossia/anoliossia.html">Ano Liossia Olympic Arena</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette. <a href="http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q." target="_blank">http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>""Γκέτο" συμμοριών η Δυτική Αττική: Ο "χάρτης" της βίας". City View (in Greek). 10 June 2017. <a href="https://cityview.com.gr/gketo-symmorion-i-dytiki-attiki-o-ch/11304" target="_blank">https://cityview.com.gr/gketo-symmorion-i-dytiki-attiki-o-ch/11304</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Χάος, συμμορίες και πυροβολισμοί στην Δυτική Αττική με την εγκληματικότητα στο "κόκκινο"". Ελεύθερος Τύπος (in Greek). 18 May 2018. <a href="https://eleftherostypos.gr/ellada/235396-dytiki-attiki-i-egklimatikotita-sto-kokkino-me-symmories-kai-pyrovolismous/" target="_blank">https://eleftherostypos.gr/ellada/235396-dytiki-attiki-i-egklimatikotita-sto-kokkino-me-symmories-kai-pyrovolismous/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>""Γκέτο" συμμοριών η Δυτική Αττική: Ο "χάρτης" της βίας". City View (in Greek). 10 June 2017. <a href="https://cityview.com.gr/gketo-symmorion-i-dytiki-attiki-o-ch/11304" target="_blank">https://cityview.com.gr/gketo-symmorion-i-dytiki-attiki-o-ch/11304</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>