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Acharnes

Acharnes is a suburb of Athens.

In ancient times, many of its residents were charcoal peddlers, a fact which is put to comic use by Aristophanes in his play The Acharnians. Today it is a working-class neighborhood.

On 7 September, 1999, it was very close to the epicenter of a devastating earthquake which resulted in significant destruction to Acharnes and the greater Athens area.

Acharnes is also known as Menidi.

Alternate spellings: Akharnes, Aharnes

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