Piraeus an integral part of the Greek capital. The port of Piraeus is now an important international port, and the largest in the country. Piraeus is situated in the southwest part of the central plain of Attica, also widely known as the "Athens or Attica Basin", which the Athens agglomeration (urban area) sprawls across. Piraeus is bounded by the Mount Aigaleo to the northwest, and the Saronic Gulf to the south and west, and connected with the rest of the Athens Urban Area to the east and northeast. The "city proper" of Piraeus consists of a rocky peninsula, originally an island,
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