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Aegaleo

Aegaleo (Greek Aigáleo, Latin Aegaleus) is a mountain in Greece. It is situated west of Athens, southeast of Eleusis, east of the island of Salamis and northwest of Piraeus. Most of the mountain is rocky. It is shorter than Hymettus. Most of the forest is to its north where the monastery Daphni (Daphnion) is located. It is also a park in its north. This is a range which surrounds the tiny coast southwest of Chaidari.

Towns and places surround the mountain are Perama, Piraeus, Drapetsona, Nikaia, Korydallos (Corydallos), the highway, and Chaidari.

A highway linking GR-8 and Piraeus runs through this mountain range. Refineries of Skaramangas is in the north.


Aegaleo is a municipality west of Athens. it is situated west of the Cephissos river.