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Attica

Attica ( ; ; ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and the core city of the metropolitan area, as well as its surrounding suburban cities and towns. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea, bordering on Boeotia to the north and Megaris to the west. The mines of Laurion were an important mining region located at Lavrio, on the southern tip of the peninsula.

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Attica is a historical region in Greece that includes the city of Athens and its surrounding suburbs, located on a peninsula that extends into the Aegean Sea. It matters because it is home to Athens, the capital of Greece, and historically contained important silver mines at Laurion that were significant to the region.

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Settlement.name: Attica
Settlement.native_name: Αττική
Settlement.native_name_lang: grc
Settlement.settlement_type: Region
Settlement.image_skyline: Attica 06-13 Hills of Hymettus 10 view.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View from Kaisariani Hill looking towards Athens agglomeration, with Salamis visible in the background
Settlement.image_map: Greece (ancient) Attica Demos II-el.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of municipalities (demoi) of Ancient Athens in ancient Attica
Settlement.blank_name: Location
Settlement.blank_info: Central Greece
Settlement.blank1_name: Major cities
Settlement.blank1_info: Athens
Settlement.blank2_name: Dialects
Settlement.blank2_info: Attic
Settlement.blank3_name: Key periods

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Wikidata facts

Area: 3808.10
Official website: www.athensattica.gr
Image: Temple of Poseidon at sunset 2.jpg

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Eponymous name
Geography
History
Ancient history
Fortresses
Places of worship
Medieval period
Attica after 1829
See also
References
Further reading

The history of Attica is closely linked with that of Athens. In ancient times, Attica corresponded with the classical Athens citystate. It was the most prominent region in Ancient Greece, specifically during the Golden Age of Athens in the classical period. Ancient Attica was divided into demoi, or municipalities, from the reform of Cleisthenes in 508/7 BC, grouped into three zones: urban () in the region of Athens main town, and Piraeus (the port), coastal () along the coastline, and inland () in the interior.