Kaisariani
suburb of Athens, Greece
Kaisariani (Greek: Καισαριανή) is a suburban town and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece.
Geography
Kaisariani is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of the Athens city centre, and 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the Acropolis of Athens. The municipality has an area of 7.841 km2. Towards the east the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain, where the 11th century Kaisariani Monastery is situated. The built-up area of Kaisariani is continuous with that of the center of Athens and the suburb Vyronas to the southwest. The main thoroughfare is Ethnikis Antistasis Avenue, which connects Kaisariani with the center of Athens and the A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024).
History
Byzantine times
The Kaisariani Monastery was established on Mount Hymettus during the Byzantine times, in the late 11th or early 12th century.
Asia Minor refugees
The town was founded in 1922 after the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, as a refugee camp for refugees driven from Asia Minor, most of whom were coming from Smyrna.
Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Kaisariani was created as a separate municipality in 1933. The name was derived from Caesarea, the historical capital city of Cappadocia in Asia Minor (now Kayseri, Turkey).
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