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Haidari

Coordinates: 38°1′N 23°39′E / 38.017°N 23.650°E / 38.017; 23.650
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Haïdari
Χαϊδάρι
Municipality
Haïdari is located in Greece
Haïdari
Haïdari
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°1′N 23°39′E / 38.017°N 23.650°E / 38.017; 23.650
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Athens
Government
 • MayorMichail Selekos[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality
22.655 km2 (8.747 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
47,051
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
124 6x
Area code(s)210 5xxxxxx
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.haidari.gr

Haidari[3] (Greek: Χαϊδάρι, Chaidari) is a suburban town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, west of Athens city center.

Geography

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The municipality has an area of 22.655 km2.[4] The geography of the municipality of Haidari is diverse: the eastern part, where the town Haidari is situated, is densely populated and forms a continuous built up area with the inner suburbs of central Athens. The rocky Aigaleo hills run through the central part of the municipality. The pine forest of Dafni and the Daphni Monastery lie on the eastern slopes of Aigaleo. The westernmost part of Haidari is the small industrial port town Skaramagkas, on the Saronic Gulf near Eleusis. The main roads of Haidari are the Greek National Road 8 (the old road from Athens to Corinth) and the Iera odos.

History

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During the Turkish rule Haidari belonged to a certain Haydar Pasha, which may have been a nickname from the Arabic word haydar, meaning 'lion'.[citation needed]

Concentration camp

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Main article: Haidari concentration camp
View of Palataki tower in Chaidari

The Haidari concentration camp (Greek: στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης Χαϊδαρίου, stratópedo syngéntrosis Chaidaríou, German: KZ Chaidari) was a concentration camp operated by the German Schutzstaffel in Haidari during the Axis Occupation of Greece from September 1943 to September 1944.

The camp is now a monument to the Greek Resistance.

Sights of Interest

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See also

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Historical population

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Year Town Municipality
1981 - 47,396
1991 44,831 47,437
2001 45,227 46,276
2011 45,642 46,897
2021 - 47,051

References

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  1. ^ Municipality of Chaidari, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ For the spelling, see the municipal website.
  4. ^ "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.
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