Attica
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38.002723.81Coordinates: 38° 0′ N, 23° 49′ E
Attica (ancient Greek Ἀττική Attikē) is a peninsula and historical landscape in central Greece with Athens as its capital. In it lies the present-day Greek region of Attica.
Attica borders on Boeotia in the west with the mountain Kithairon. In the south the peninsula is bordered by Cape Sounion. Important places were the port of Piraeus near Athens, Marathon in the northeast, Eleusis in the west and Thorikos in the east. Besides the sanctuary of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, the sanctuary of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, the Mysteries of Eleusis, and the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron were important cult sites of Attica.
The origin of the plant species Crocus sativus, from which saffron, the most expensive spice in the world, is obtained, can be localized in Attica through plant genetic studies.
The special light conditions of Attica are called Attic light.
Attic Landscape, 1959
Attica in antiquity
Questions and Answers
Q: What is Attica?
A: Attica is one of the 51 prefectures of Greece that contains Athens, the capital of Greece.
Q: What was Attica in the ancient period?
A: Attica was the area of ancient Athenian state in the ancient period.
Q: What is the population of Attica?
A: The population of Attica is about 3,500,000 people.
Q: What is the significance of Attica today?
A: Attica is the prefecture with the largest number of people in Greece being the area where Athens, the capital of Greece, is.
Q: What is the capital of Greece and where is it located?
A: The capital of Greece is Athens and it is located in the prefecture of Attica.
Q: How many prefectures are there in Greece?
A: There are 51 prefectures in Greece.
Q: When was Athens the capital of Greece?
A: Athens has been the capital of Greece since 1834.
