Piraievs or Piraeus, city in central Greece, in Attiki (Attica) Department, on
the Saronic
Gulf: Piraeus is located 9 km southwest of Athens, overlooking the Martoum Sea, which leads to the Saronic
Gulf.It is a peninsula surrounded by the sea (although in its geological
origin it was an island), and features three natural harbors.
In 1834 the empty site was chosen as the port of modern Athens, because, despite being laid out around 450
BC, in 86 BC it was totally destroyed by the Romans, and it resumed importance only after Greece achieved independence in the 19th
century. Since then it has been growing and now it's
populationaround 1 000 000
citizens.
In its creation Piraeus had served Athens as a port, nowadays it is still the main port of
Athens, the biggest in Greece and one of the most important in the Mediterranean
Sea. It is a major port and industrial center of Greece. The city has
shipyards, flour mills, and factories in which agricultural equipment, textiles,
rugs, glass, and chemicals are produced. It also has a school of industrial studies (1938). So the importance of Piraeus to the country is vital because it is the most important
shipping, industrial and transport center of Greece.
In 1834 the empty site was chosen as the port of modern Athens, because, despite being laid out around 450
BC, in 86 BC it was totally destroyed by the Romans, and it resumed importance only after Greece achieved independence in the 19th
century. Since then it has been growing and now it
