Votanikos

Votanikos Βοτανικός
Neighborhood
Iera Odos in Votanikos
Location within Athens
Coordinates: 37°58′53″N 23°42′22″E / 37.98139°N 23.70611°E / 37.98139; 23.70611Coordinates: 37°58′53″N 23°42′22″E / 37.98139°N 23.70611°E / 37.98139; 23.70611
Country	Greece
Region	Attica
City	Athens
Postal code	118 55
Area code(s)	210
Website	www.cityofathens.gr

Votanikos (Greek: Βοτανικός, pronounced [votaniˈkos]) is a neighborhood located 3 km west of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens. The area is named after a nearby botanical garden situated to the southwest (). The eastern part are residential, the western part are forested and industrialized. The subdivision has no squares but has a nearby school. Major streets bordering this subdivision includes Patsi Street to the west, Athinon Avenue to the north, Konstantinopouleos Avenue and the rail to the south and to the south. The runs in the middle. The population is around 5,000–6,000 people and the area is about 0.5 km². Athens's first mosque will be in Votanikos district.

Neighboring quarters[]

• Akadimia Platonos, north
• , northeast
• , south
• Kato Petralona, south

History[]

The area saw housing developments in the early part of the 20th century when Athens' began to grow as well as an industrial being added, the area after World War II and the Greek Civil War saw taller buildings to be added.

Panathinaikos Stadium[]

The area will be home to largest football specific football stadium in Greece which will have a capicity of 40,000 seats. The Votanikos Stadium will be surrounded by a large park and other Panathinaikos facilities.^[1]

Athens Mosque[]

Athens' first purpose-built mosque in modern times is being built in Votanikos on a disused navy base under the direct order of former left wing primeminister Alexis Tsipras. The mosque is 1,000 square meters (3,300 square feet) with enough space for 500 worshipers.

Residential streets[]

Here is a list of residential streets, several of which are named after places in Northern Greece as well as Pelagonia and . Neighborhood streets runs from NNW to SSE and from SSW to NNE. This list excludes major streets which are mentioned on the top. There are 287 streets and avenues as well as one connector in this subdivision.

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