Kynosargous

Kynosargous

Kynosargous

Neighborhood in Athens, Attica, Greece

Kynosargous (Greek: Κυνοσάργους [ci.noˈsaɾ.ɣus]), up until 1908 known as Dourgouti[lower-alpha 1][1] (Greek: Δουργούτι [ðuɾˈɣuti]), is a small neighborhood of Athens, Greece.

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It is named after the Cynosarges which is thought to have been in the area in antiquity.

It is served by Syngrou–Fix station on Line 2 of the Athens Metro.

Notes

  1. Nowadays, though, "Dourgouti" refers to a sub-neighborhood of the adjacent Neos Kosmos neighborhood.

References

  1. [1]
    "Η μετονομασία των Συνοικιών των Αθηνών". Σκριπ. 7 August 1908.


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