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Cephissus (Athenian plain)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Cephissus (Ancient, Kifisos) is a river in the vicinity of Athens, Greece. Together with the neighbouring river Ilisos, it drains a catchment area of 420 km2 (160 sq mi). The source of the river is in the saddle depression between the Parnitha and Penteli mountains. From there it flows generally southwest until it reaches the Phaleron Bay between Neo Faliro and Moschato. Presently the river flows near or under the A1 motorway, linking Athens and Thessaloniki for much of its length. This section of the A1 is named Kifissou Avenue, near which is the Kifissos Bus Terminal.

Flows through: Greece.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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