Attica
historical region of Greece, including the city of Athens
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Attica is a region in Greece . The area covers approximately 3.8k square kilometers .
Key Facts
- Country: Greece[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Petalioi Gulf[4]
- Instance of: historical region[5]
- Location: Greece[6]
- Official website: http://www.athensattica.gr[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Attica (historical region)[8]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12], Pauly–Wissowa[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18], The New Student's Reference Work[19]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Attica[20]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Attica[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Attica[22]
- Different from: Attica Region[23]
- Area: 3808.10 km²[24]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Attica[25]
- Economy of topic: economy of Attica[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Attica include Noctes Atticae[27], a literary work[28], founded in 0200[29], written by Aulus Gellius[30] and atthidography[31], an academic discipline[32].
Why It Matters
Attica has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Attica is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for Attica include Noctes Atticae[27], a literary work[28], founded in 0200[29], written by Aulus Gellius[30] and atthidography[31], an academic discipline[32].