Varympompi
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| name = Varympompi
| name_local = Βαρυμπόμπη
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| periph = Attica
| periphunit = East Attica
|municipality = Acharnes
|municunit = Acharnes
| population = 1950
| population_as_of = 2021
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| elevation = 300
| coordinates = {{coord|38|8|N|23|47|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 136 71
| area_code = 210 816
| licence = Z
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Varympompi or Varybobi ({{langx|el|Βαρυμπόμπη}}) is a suburb of Athens in the municipality of Acharnes, East Attica, Greece.
Geography
Varympompi is situated at the foot of the forested Parnitha mountains, 3 km east of Thrakomakedones, 4 km west of Kryoneri, 7 km northeast of Acharnes and about {{convert|17|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Athens city centre. The Olympic Village of the 2004 Summer Olympics is 3 km southwest of Varympompi. The Varympompi cliffs, northwest of the village, are a well-established rock climbing area.[http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/climb/rock/e_varibobi.htm Oreivatein.com]
History
Varympompi has historically been an Arvanite settlement.{{cite book|author=Hans-Jürgen Sasse|title= Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland|volume= 1|date= 1991|isbn= 9783447027588|page=19}}
Varympompi was affected by the 2021 Greece wildfires which burnt hundreds of km². During the fire, its inhabitants were forced to evacuate to a safer place.
Historical population
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/Europe/Greece/Attiki/Varibobi__Parnitha_/ rockclimbing.com]