Ilion Ίλιον
Municipality
Ilion Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°42′E / 38.033°N 23.700°E / 38.033; 23.700
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Athens
Government
• Mayor	Andriana Alevizou
Area
• Municipality	9.453 km2 (3.650 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	84,004
• Density	8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	131 xx, 133 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	IB
Website	www.ilion.gr

Ilion (Greek: Ίλιον; before 1994: Νέα Λιόσια, Nea Liosia^[2]) is a town and a suburb in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece.

Geography

Ilion lies southeast of Mount Aigaleo, 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Athens. The municipal town has an area of 9.453 km².^[3] Neighbouring municipalities and towns are Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero to the north and east, Petroupoli to the northwest and Peristeri to the south. The main streets are Fylis Avenue, Thivon Avenue, Idomeneos Street and Protesilaou Street.

Sites of interest

• National Sports Center of Nea Liosia
• Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park
• Forklore Museum
• Cultural Center
• Mikis Theodorakis Multipurpose Center for Cultural, Sports and Social Activities

Historical population

Sports

Ilion hosts many athletic clubs in several sports.^[4] Μost of them play in the amateur divisions. Presence or earlier presence in the higher divisions in their sport have the clubs Olympiakos Neon Liosion and Enosi Iliou.

International relations

Ilion, Greece is twinned with:

• Corigliano d'Otranto, Italy
• Tulcea, Romania
• Armilla, Spain
• Jericho, Palestine