Dafni (Athens), Greece
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Dafni, sometimes called Daphne, is a suburb of Athens
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dafni-Ymittos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
It has an Athens Metro
station (red line), while Vouliagmenis Avenue
runs through it. It is the smallest municipality in Athens
covering about 1 km². The city hall is in the south, 200 m from the municipal boundary. The municipality is divided in two, with one part covering 85-90% of the total area, and the second part covering 10-15% of the total municipal area, or about 0.5 km². It sits on a hill and almost the entire land is used for residential purposes; there are no industrial factories in that part of suburban Athens. A hill is located to the north near the Athens municipal boundary. The main street is Boumpoulinas Avenue. The Dafni BC
HEBA
basketball
club (A2 Division
) competes at the Dafni Indoor Hall; the team has, at times, featured former NBA players.
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dafni-Ymittos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
It has an Athens Metro
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro is an underground rapid transit system serving Athens, the capital city of Greece. It was constructed and owned by Attiko Metro S.A. and operated until 2011 by Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias S.A....
station (red line), while Vouliagmenis Avenue
Vouliagmenis Avenue
Vouliagmenis Avenue is one of the longest avenues in the Greater Athens area, stretching from central Athens to the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni. The total length is 21 km. The avenue begins at Athanasios Diakos Street and Michalakopoulou Street and the southbound portion of the avenue...
runs through it. It is the smallest municipality in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
covering about 1 km². The city hall is in the south, 200 m from the municipal boundary. The municipality is divided in two, with one part covering 85-90% of the total area, and the second part covering 10-15% of the total municipal area, or about 0.5 km². It sits on a hill and almost the entire land is used for residential purposes; there are no industrial factories in that part of suburban Athens. A hill is located to the north near the Athens municipal boundary. The main street is Boumpoulinas Avenue. The Dafni BC
Dafni BC
AO Dafni Athens BC , commonly known as Dafni BC, is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Dafni, Attica, a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece. The club competes in the Greek League second division the A2 Ethniki...
HEBA
HEBA
The Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association, abbreviated as HEBA, is a governing body for basketball in Greece. In Greek, it is known as the ΕΣΑΚΕ. It directs the 30 pro Greek basketball sports clubs of the HEBA A1 and the HEBA A2 divisions, and oversees the HEBA Greek All Star Game...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club (A2 Division
A2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...
) competes at the Dafni Indoor Hall; the team has, at times, featured former NBA players.