What is Athens?
{{Other uses}} {{Infobox Greek Dimos | name = '''Athens''' | name_local = Αθήνα <br/> Athīna | image_map = 2011 Dimos Athineon.png | image_skyline = Colina de Filopapos.jpg | imagesize = 300 | caption_skyline = | city_flag = | city_seal = Coat of Arms of Municipality of Athens.svg | lat_deg = 37 | lat_min = 58 | lon_deg = 23 | lon_min = 43 | periph = [[Attica (region)|Attica]] |periphunit = [[Central Athens (regional unit)|Central Athens]] |pop_municipality = 655780 |area_municipality = 38.964 | districts = 7 | mayor = [[Kostas Bakoyannis]] | party = New Democracy | since = 1 September 2019 | population demonym = Athenian | elevation_min = 70 | elevation_max = 338 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_urban = 3074160 | area_urban = 412 | population_metro = 3737550 | area_metro = 2928.717 | postal_code = 10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx | area_code = 21 | licence = Yxx, Zxx, Ixx (excluding ZAx and INx) | website = [http://www.cityofathens.gr/ www.cityofathens.gr] }} [[File:Athens Montage L.png|right|thumb|Athens]] '''Athens''' is one of the most famous [[city|cities]] in the [[earth|world]]. It is the [[Capital (city)|capital city]] of [[Greece]] and the most important financial, industrial, maritime, political, and cultural center of the country. It is also one of the world's oldest cities while also being [[Europe]]'s oldest continuously functioning capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/visit-these-europes-oldest-capital-cities-for-a-historical-adventure/photostory/104017466.cms|title=Visit these Europe’s oldest capital cities for a historical adventure|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=12 February 2025}}</ref> Scholars disagree on whether the city is named for the goddess [[Athena]], or the goddess for the city. Athens has a [[population]] of about 4 million people and is growing. It is in the [[prefecture]], or division of the country, of [[Attica]]. Its port, Piraeus, is the largest passenger port in Europe, and the second-largest port in the world. Ath