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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Attica]]
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| [[Metropolis|Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Piraeus]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 37.9685 (37°58'9') N lat. 23.6365 (23°38'24') E long.
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| -7 km² 
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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  87,597  about 12,513.86/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| around 20 m 40 m(centre) around 300 to 400 m, Aigaleo
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 184
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 210|210]] (030-210) -490 through 499
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 4011
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>Y</code> (prev.) <code>Z</code> pres.
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || NKE ('''N'''i'''ke'''a)

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| Address of administration: || 5-7 Grevenon St. Nikaia 184 50

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'''Nikaia''' or '''Nikea''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Νίκαια, commonly known locally as "[[Kokkinia]]") is a suburb in the northern part of [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]]. The mountaintop of the southern part of Aigaleo lies to the north. It is also located SE of [[Eleusis]] and GR-9, SW and W of Kifissou Avenue ([[Greece Interstate 1|GR-1]]/[[E75]], W of Thivon Avenue, about 8 km WSW of [[Athens]], WNW of Poseidonos Avenue and Syngrou Avenue and about 4 km N of downtown [[Piraeus]]. The city has main streets including Gregori Lambraki Street and Petrou Ralli Street that is divided into two way roads which is also linked.

The area was made up of farmlands. Mixed farming was common. After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]], a huge influx of [[Asia Minor]] refugees shaped much of the character of the suburb. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the [[1930s]] and the [[1950s]]. Today, most of the municipality is urbanized or residential. The rocky landscape of [[Aigaleo]] with a few bushes lies to the north. The mountaintop is to the northeast and the valley is to the northwest. The industrial area lies to the southwest with most of the buildings, as the port of Piraeus. The area which was used for mining in the [[1960s]] was transformed into a park.

The area is made up of hills with exception of the northwest where the [[Aegaleo]] ranges are located.

==History==

The [[8th International Tournament of Nikea]], a chess tournament, took place between [[August 2000|August 19 and 27, 2000]].

The Greek Weightlifting Grand Prix took place in Nikaia between [[December 2003|December 9 and 10, 2003]].

==Sites of interest==

*''Klimakia'' Gallery
*Piraeus-[[Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall]], a hall which was used for weightlifting in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. It is connected with the Piraeus venue. [http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicsX22 Website]
*[[Platon National Sports Centre|''Platon'' National Sports Centre]]
*Stadium for [[Proodeftiki FC|Proodeftiki]]

==Other==

Nikaia has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a police station, a post office, a hospital named [[Agios Panteleimonas Hospital|Agios Panteleimonas]] also Nikea-Piraeus General Hospital a soccer team, a volleyball team named [[Nikaia Piraeus]] and squares (''plateies'').

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Municipal population !! Change !! Density
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| [[1981]] || 90,368 || - || about 12,909.71/km²
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| [[1991]] || 87,597 || -2,771/-3.1% || about 12,513.86/km²
|}

==External links==

*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Nikaia&country=GR Mapquest - Nikaia], street map not yet available
*[http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2000/ hellas2000/nikea2000/nikea2000.html 8th International Chess Tournament]

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Northwest:''' [[Chaidari]]</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Korydallos]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Northeast:''' [[Aigaleo]] and [[Agia Varvara]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Keratsini]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Nikaia'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Agios Ioannis Rentis]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width = 35% align="center"></td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Piraeus]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Southeast:''' [[Piraeus]]</td>
</tr>
</table>

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 After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]], a huge influx of [[Asia Minor]] refugees shaped much of the character of the suburb. The fact that many of them voted communist gave Nikaia its nickname "Kokkinia" (redness).
-In [[1944]], during the German occupation of [[WW II]], Nikaia was blocked off by Axis forces who arrested many of its citizens and had them executed.
+On [[August 17]], [[1944]], during the German occupation of [[WW II]], Nikaia was blocked off by Axis forces who arrested many of its citizens and  executed 148 of them. More than 1,000 others were sent to Concentration camps in Germany.
 The [[8th International Tournament of Nikea]], a chess tournament, took place between [[August 19]] and [[August 27|27]], [[2000]].

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-'''Nikaia''' or '''Nikea''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Νίκαια, commonly known locally as "[[Kokkinia]]") is a suburb in the northern part of [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]].  The mountaintop of the southern part of Aigaleo lies to the north.  It is also located SE of [[Eleusis]] and GR-9, SW and W of Kifissou Avenue ([[Greece Interstate 1|GR-1]]/[[E75]], W of Thivon Avenue, about 8 km WSW of [[Athens]], WNW of Poseidonos Avenue and Syngrou Avenue and about 4 km N of downtown [[Piraeus]].  The city has main streets including Gregori Lambraki Street and Petrou Ralli Street that is divided into two way roads which is also linked.
+'''Nikaia''' or '''Nikea''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Νίκαια, commonly known locally as "[[Kokkinia]]") is a suburb in the northern part of [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]].  The mountaintop of the southern part of Aigaleo lies to the north.  It is also located SE of [[Eleusis]] and GR-9, SW and W of Kifissou Avenue ([[Greece Interstate 1|GR-1]]/[[E75]], W of Thivon Avenue, about 8 km WSW of [[Athens]], WNW of Poseidonos Avenue and [[Syngrou Avenue]] and about 4 km N of downtown [[Piraeus]].  The city has main streets including Gregori Lambraki Street and Petrou Ralli Street that is divided into two way roads which is also linked.
 The area was once made up of farmlands.  Mixed farming was common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the [[1930s]] and the [[1950s]].  Today, most of the municipality is urbanized or residential.  The rocky landscape of [[Aigaleo]] with a few bushes lies to the north.  The mountaintop is to the northeast and the valley is to the northwest.  The industrial area lies to the southwest with most of the buildings, as the port of Piraeus.  The area which was used for mining in the [[1960s]] was transformed into a park.

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 '''Nikaia''' or '''Nikea''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Νίκαια, commonly known locally as "[[Kokkinia]]") is a suburb in the northern part of [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]].  The mountaintop of the southern part of Aigaleo lies to the north.  It is also located SE of [[Eleusis]] and GR-9, SW and W of Kifissou Avenue ([[Greece Interstate 1|GR-1]]/[[E75]], W of Thivon Avenue, about 8 km WSW of [[Athens]], WNW of Poseidonos Avenue and Syngrou Avenue and about 4 km N of downtown [[Piraeus]].  The city has main streets including Gregori Lambraki Street and Petrou Ralli Street that is divided into two way roads which is also linked.
-The area was made up of farmlands.  Mixed farming was common.  After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]], a huge influx of [[Asia Minor]] refugees shaped much of the character of the suburb. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the [[1930s]] and the [[1950s]].  Today, most of the municipality is urbanized or residential.  The rocky landscape of [[Aigaleo]] with a few bushes lies to the north.  The mountaintop is to the northeast and the valley is to the northwest.  The industrial area lies to the southwest with most of the buildings, as the port of Piraeus.  The area which was used for mining in the [[1960s]] was transformed into a park.
+The area was once made up of farmlands.  Mixed farming was common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the [[1930s]] and the [[1950s]].  Today, most of the municipality is urbanized or residential.  The rocky landscape of [[Aigaleo]] with a few bushes lies to the north.  The mountaintop is to the northeast and the valley is to the northwest.  The industrial area lies to the southwest with most of the buildings, as the port of Piraeus.  The area which was used for mining in the [[1960s]] was transformed into a park.
 The area is made up of hills with exception of the northwest where the [[Aegaleo]] ranges are located.
 ==History==
 The [[8th International Tournament of Nikea]], a chess tournament, took place between [[August 19]] and [[August 27|27]], [[2000]].

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 ==History==
-The [[8th International Tournament of Nikea]], a chess tournament, took place between [[August 2000|August 19 and 27, 2000]].
+The [[8th International Tournament of Nikea]], a chess tournament, took place between [[August 19]] and [[August 27|27]], [[2000]].
-The Greek Weightlifting Grand Prix took place in Nikaia between [[December 2003|December 9 and 10, 2003]].
+The Greek Weightlifting Grand Prix took place in Nikaia between [[December 9]] and [[December 10|10]], [[2003]].
 ==Sites of interest==