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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name               = Alimos
|name_local         = Άλιμος
|type = municipality
|image_map          = 2011 Dimos Alimou.png
|image_skyline      = Alimos - panoramio (1).jpg
|caption_skyline    = Alimos 
|city_flag          = 
|city_seal          =
|coordinates        = {{coord|37|55|N|23|43|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation          = 10
|periph             = [[Attica (region)|Attica]]
|periphunit         = [[South Athens (regional unit)|South Athens]]
|pop_municipality   = 43174
|area_municipality  = 5.909
|districts          = 
|mayor              = Andreas Kondylis<ref name=mayor>[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9195/ Municipality of Alimos, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior</ref>
|party              = 
|since              = 2014
|population_as_of   = 2021
|postal_code        = 174 xx
|area_code          = 210
|licence            = Z
|website            = [https://www.alimos.gov.gr/ www.alimos.gov.gr]
}}
'''Alimos''' ({{langx|el|Άλιμος}}) is a town on the [[Saronic Gulf]] coast, a suburb of the [[Athens#Athens Urban Area|Athens agglomeration]], and a municipality in [[South Athens (regional unit)|South Athens regional unit]], [[Greece]]. It was formed in 1968<ref name="eetaa" /> comprising two settlements, the suburban seaside town of [[Kalamaki, Attica|Kalamaki]] ({{langx|el|Καλαμάκι}}), and the inland community of [[Trachones]] ({{langx|el|Τράχωνες}}). Alimos had 43,174 inhabitants in the 2021 census.

==History==

The first settlements uncovered by archeologists in Alimos date back to the [[Neolithic period]], and the excavation site can be found in the region of [[Euonymeia]] (Ano Kalamaki), immediately by the [[Vouliagmenis Avenue]].

In classical antiquity, [[Halimous]] ({{langx|grc|Ἁλιμοῦς}}; also '''Alimous''',<ref>[[Edward Dodwell]], ''A Classical and Topographical Tour Through Greece During the Years 1801, 1805 and 1806'' Vol. 1, Rodwell and Martin, 1819, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oD9aAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA557 p. 557].</ref> Ἀλιμοῦς<ref>''[[Etymologicum Magnum]]'', Leipzig: Johann August Gottlieb Weigel, [https://books.google.com/books?id=4eEVbh55hGYC p. 58].</ref>) was a fishing town on the outskirts of the [[city-state]] of [[Athens]] and constituted one of the [[deme]]s of [[Attica]]. The area of Ano Kalamaki, known as [[Euonymeia]], constituted a distinct settlement, which in classical antiquity became the urban (''[[asty]]'') [[Euonymeia#Classical: Deme of Euonymos|Deme of Euonymos]]. Testament to its development during this period are the ruins of the [[amphitheater]] of Euonymos, quite unusual in the ancient world in its rectangular design. The site can be found on Archaiou Theatrou Street in Ano Kalamaki (just a few blocks away from the Neolithic site).
[[File:Thucydides pushkin01.jpg|left|thumb|The historian Thucydides ([[Thucydides|Θουκυδίδης Ολόρου Αλιμούσιος]]) came from the [[deme]] of Alimos.]]
The most significant historical affiliation of Alimos is that with [[Thucydides]]. Thucydides was born in Halimous, and is often referred to as "Thucydides the Halimousian" (Greek: Θουκυδίδης ο Αλιμούσιος). The bust of Thucydides is the emblem of Alimos, which is commonly used between schools in the area. Furthermore, the First High School of Alimos is called Thoukydideio (Greek: Θουκυδίδειο), after him.

Kalamaki was part of the community of [[Agios Dimitrios|Brachami]] until 1927, when it became a separate community.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/dkmet_details.php?id=5069 |title=Κ. Καλαμακίου (Αττικής και Βοιωτίας)|website=EETAA local government changes |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> The community Kalamaki was abolished in 1968, when the municipality Alimos was founded.<ref name=eetaa>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/dkmet_details.php?id=5072 |title=Δ. Αλίμου (Αττικής)|website=EETAA local government changes |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>

==Culture==
===Education===
Alimos has public and private schools of grades, apart from higher education, in several places throughout the city. The city has 12 public [[kindergartens]], 8 public [[elementary schools]], 6 public [[Junior High Schools]] (including a Music School <ref>[http://www.mousalim.gr=the Music School of Alimos]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>) and 5 [[High Schools]] (including one Technical High School). Furthermore, there are several private schools, where tuition fees are needed.

==Geography==

Alimos is situated on the [[Saronic Gulf]] coast, 8&nbsp;km south of Athens city centre along the Athens coast. The municipality has an area of 5.909&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> The [[Hellinikon Olympic Complex]], built on the grounds of the former [[Ellinikon International Airport]] for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], lies south of Alimos. The built-up area of Alimos is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs [[Palaio Faliro]], [[Agios Dimitrios]], [[Ilioupoli]], [[Argyroupoli]] and [[Elliniko]]. Alimos has a large marina and several beaches.
[[File:Alimos - panoramio (2).jpg|left|thumb|One of the beaches of Alimos.]]
The main roads of Alimos are [[Poseidonos Avenue]] along the coast, Kalamakiou Avenue and Alimou Avenue. The nearest [[Athens Metro|subway]] station is at [[Alimos metro station]], in the eastern part of the municipality. The western, coastal part of the municipality is connected with downtown Athens by the [[Athens Tram|Tram]].

===Climate===

Alimos has a hot [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''BSh''), bordering on a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa''). Alimos experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters.

{{Weather box
|location=Alimos (1971-2000 modeled normals)
|metric first=yes
|collapsed = Y
|single line=yes
|Jan high C=13.18
|Feb high C=13.48
|Mar high C=15.56
|Apr high C=19.66
|May high C=25.01
|Jun high C=29.99
|Jul high C=32.16
|Aug high C=31.96
|Sep high C=28.53
|Oct high C=23.38
|Nov high C=18.25
|Dec high C=14.77
|year high C=
|Jan mean C=9.80
|Feb mean C=9.99
|Mar mean C=11.89
|Apr mean C=15.79
|May mean C=20.70
|Jun mean C=25.53
|Jul mean C=27.89
|Aug mean C=27.56
|Sep mean C=24.32
|Oct mean C=19.33
|Nov mean C=14.88
|Dec mean C=11.82
|year mean C=
|Jan low C=7.00
|Feb low C=7.09
|Mar low C=8.24
|Apr low C=11.25
|May low C=15.31
|Jun low C=19.67
|Jul low C=22.38
|Aug low C=22.48
|Sep low C=19.59
|Oct low C=15.54
|Nov low C=11.76
|Dec low C=8.68
|year low C=
|Jan precipitation mm=43.34
|Feb precipitation mm=42.43
|Mar precipitation mm=45.58
|Apr precipitation mm=26.82
|May precipitation mm=15.13
|Jun precipitation mm=6.11
|Jul precipitation mm=6.78
|Aug precipitation mm=8.33
|Sep precipitation mm=7.54
|Oct precipitation mm=36.35
|Nov precipitation mm=52.46
|Dec precipitation mm=61.43
|year precipitation mm=
|Jan sun=125.63
|Feb sun=139.90
|Mar sun=181.96
|Apr sun=230.08
|May sun=282.18
|Jun sun=334.34
|Jul sun=350.68
|Aug sun=333.10
|Sep sun=263.88
|Oct sun=200.54
|Nov sun=135.13
|Dec sun=106.91
|year sun=
|source 1 = Hellenic National Meteorological Service<ref>{{cite web
  | url=http://climatlas.hnms.gr/sdi/
  | title=Alimos Climatic Data
  | publisher=Hellenic National Meteorological Service
  | access-date=15 March 2021
  }}</ref>
  | date=March 2021
}}

=== Current Weather (2021-)===

Weather records for 2021- in Alimos (as of 1 May 2025) are given below:

{{Weather box
|location=Alimos (2021- normals as of 1 May 2025, elevation: 25m asl)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C=20.9
|Feb record high C=20.9
|Mar record high C=23.2
|Apr record high C=28.3
|May record high C=33.7
|Jun record high C=39.3
|Jul record high C=39.2
|Aug record high C=42.5
|Sep record high C=35.1
|Oct record high C=30.9
|Nov record high C=26.1
|Dec record high C=21.1
|year record high C=42.5
|Jan high C=14.7
|Feb high C=15.0
|Mar high C=16.7
|Apr high C=20.2
|May high C=24.3
|Jun high C=30.4
|Jul high C=34.5
|Aug high C=33.2
|Sep high C=28.5
|Oct high C=24.2
|Nov high C=20.2
|Dec high C=16.6
|year high C=23.1
|Jan mean C=11.9
|Feb mean C=11.7
|Mar mean C=13.3
|Apr mean C=16.8
|May mean C=20.8
|Jun mean C=26.4
|Jul mean C=30.3
|Aug mean C=29.4
|Sep mean C=25.0
|Oct mean C=20.6
|Nov mean C=17.0
|Dec mean C=13.8
|year mean C=19.7
|Jan low C=9.2
|Feb low C=8.9
|Mar low C=10.5
|Apr low C=13.8
|May low C=17.7
|Jun low C=23.0
|Jul low C=26.7
|Aug low C=26.3
|Sep low C=21.9
|Oct low C=17.7
|Nov low C=14.1
|Dec low C=9.9
|year low C=16.6
|Jan record low C=-0.1
|Feb record low C=-0.7
|Mar record low C=1.1
|Apr record low C=7.2
|May record low C=12.9
|Jun record low C=15.7
|Jul record low C=18.8
|Aug record low C=20.3
|Sep record low C=15.4
|Oct record low C=12.9
|Nov record low C=6.9
|Dec record low C=4.1
|year record low C=-0.7
|Jan precipitation mm=47.2
|Feb precipitation mm=23.9
|Mar precipitation mm=17.0
|Apr precipitation mm=12.5
|May precipitation mm=5.8
|Jun precipitation mm=7.3
|Jul precipitation mm=2.4
|Aug precipitation mm=5.2
|Sep precipitation mm=28.3
|Oct precipitation mm=28.1
|Nov precipitation mm=34.9
|Dec precipitation mm=50.3
|year precipitation mm=253.9
|source 1 = National Observatory of Athens<ref>{{cite web
  | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/alimos/NOAAYR.TXT
  | title=Alimos Climatic Data
  | publisher=National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, meteo.gr
  | access-date=2 May 2024
  }}</ref>
  | date=May 2024
}}

===Sports===
Alimos has two clubs with presence in panhellenic championships, the water polo club [[N.O. Kalamaki]] with presence in A1 Ethniki<ref>{{cite web|title=Nautical Club Kalamaki|url=http://www.nok.com.gr/|publisher=Nautical Club Kalamaki|access-date=14 March 2015}}</ref> and the football club [[Trachones F.C.]] with presence in [[Gamma Ethniki]]. In Alimos is located the Byzantine Sport Center that is used by the two sport clubs come from [[Constantinople]], [[A.O. Tataula]] and [[A.S. Pera]]. These clubs settled in Alimos in 1973 and have many honours in [[Greek Table Tennis Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Η «ΧΡΥΣΗ» ΒΙΒΛΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΩΝ - ΕΛΛΑ∆ΑΣ ΣΤΟ ∆ΙΑΣΥΛΛΟΓΙΚΟ |url=http://www.httf.gr/images/Champions_Teams_Men-Women.pdf |language=el |trans-title=THE "GOLD" BOOK OF CHAMPIONS: GREECE IN THE INTERASSEMBLY |publisher=Hellenic Table Tennis Federation|access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814053450/http://www.httf.gr/images/Champions_Teams_Men-Women.pdf |archive-date=2022-08-14}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="4"|Sport clubs based in Alimos
|-
!width="150"|Club
!Founded
!Sports
!Achievements
|-
|[[N.O. Kalamaki]]||1947||[[Water Polo]] ||presence in A1 Ethniki water polo
|-
|[[Trachones F.C.]]||1957 ||[[Association football|Football]] ||Presence in [[Beta Ethniki]]
|-
|[[A.L.F.A. B.C.]]||1985||[[Basketball]] ||presence in [[Greek A2 Basketball League|A2]]
|-
|[[A.O. Kalamaki]]||1948||[[Association football|Football]] || 
|-
|[[Niki Alimou]]||1926||[[Association football|Football]] || 
|-
|[[Enosi Trachonon - Dia Alimou]]||2004||[[Basketball]] || 
|-
|}

==Commercial activity==
[[File:Alimos - panoramio (31).jpg|thumb|Monument on the coast of the city.]]
The commercial activity in Kalamaki or Alimos is concentrated in the major avenues that cross the city regional (Amfitheas-Poseidonos-Alimou) and the streets that are inside the city links (Thukididou-Kalamakiou-Theomitoros-Ionias-Dodekanisou).

==Historical population==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Population 
|-
| 1981 || 27,036 
|-
| 1991 || 32,024 
|-
| 2001 || 38,047 
|-
| 2011 || 41,720
|-
| 2021 || 43,174
|}

Many people here are the descendants of refugees from [[Kalkan]] Turkey, arriving in the [[Greek genocide]]

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece}}

Alimos is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Niš]], [[Serbia]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://www.alimoslive.gr/ Ειδήσεις, εξελίξεις και νέα του Αλίμου | Άλιμος Live]  {{in lang|el}}
*[http://www.alimos.gr/ City of Alimos official website] {{in lang|el}}  
*[http://www.mousalim.gr/ The Music School of Alimos]  {{in lang|el}}


{{Geographic location 
|Centre =    Alimos 
|North =     [[Agios Dimitrios]]
|Northeast = [[Ilioupoli]]
|East =      [[Argyroupoli]]
|Southeast = 
|South =     [[Elliniko]]
|Southwest = ''[[Saronic Gulf]]''
|West =      
|Northwest = [[Palaio Faliro]]
|image =     
}}
{{Kallikratis-Attica}}
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