Haïdari Χαϊδάρι | |
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  Haïdari Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates:38°1′N23°39′E / 38.017°N 23.650°E /38.017; 23.650 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | West Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michail Selekos[1] (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 22.655 km2 (8.747 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 47,051 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 124 6x |
| Area code(s) | 210 5xxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.haidari.gr |
Haidari[3] (Greek:Χαϊδάρι,Chaidari) is a suburban town in the western part of theAthens agglomeration, west ofAthens city center.
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 rockyAigaleo hills run through the central part of the municipality. The pine forest of Dafni and theDaphni Monastery lie on the eastern slopes of Aigaleo. The westernmost part of Haidari is the small industrial port townSkaramagkas, on theSaronic Gulf nearEleusis. The main roads of Haidari are theGreek National Road 8 (the old road from Athens toCorinth) and theIera odos.
During theTurkish rule Haidari belonged to a certain HaydarPasha, which may have been a nickname from the Arabic wordhaydar, meaning 'lion'.[citation needed]
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 theAxis Occupation of Greece from September 1943 to September 1944.
The camp is now a monument to theGreek Resistance.
| Year | Town | Municipality |
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| 1981 | - | 47,396 |
| 1991 | 44,831 | 47,437 |
| 2001 | 45,227 | 46,276 |
| 2011 | 45,642 | 46,897 |
| 2021 | - | 47,051 |
Places adjacent to Haidari | |
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Administrative divisions of theAttica Region | ||
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| Regional unit ofCentral Athens |  | |
| Regional unit ofNorth Athens | ||
| Regional unit ofWest Athens | ||
| Regional unit ofSouth Athens | ||
| Regional unit ofPiraeus | ||
| Regional unit ofEast Attica | ||
| Regional unit ofWest Attica | ||
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