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:''For the [[Polynesian mythology|Polynesian mythological]] figure, see [[Varima-te-takere]] who is also known as Vari and for a town on the island of [[Syros]], see [[Vari (Syros), Greece]].''
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name = Vari
|name_local = Βάρη
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|periph = [[Attica]]
|prefec = [[East Attica]]
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|population = 10998
|population_as_of = 2001
|population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf source]
|pop_dens = 495.9
|area = 22.633
|elevation = 25
|lat_deg = 37
|lat_min = 50
|lat_hem = N
|lon_deg = 23
|lon_min = 48
|lon_hem = E
|postal_code = 166 xx
|area_code = 210
|licence = Z
|mayor = Panagiótis Kapetanéas
|website = [http://www.vari.gr/ www.vari.gr]
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'''Vari''' (or ''Várê'', [[Greek language|Greek]]: Βάρη) is a suburban community in the southwestern part of the [[Mesogeia]] plain and the southeast shoulder of the [[Hymettus]] mountain, another mountain dominates to the southeast. Distance from Voula and Varkiza is 2 km each along with the blue beaches, and 4 km west of [[Agia Marina]], and other communities of the southern suburbs. It serves access to the eastern suburbs and [[Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport]]. Vari is locally known for its many [[tavern]]s, the "Vlahika". A soccer field is situated in the southeast which is home to Aris FC and a military base facing west to east and south to north is about 2 km north. The ancient [[demos]] of [[Anagyrous]] was situated here.
A road in 2002 linking north of Vari, south of Voula and Koropi began construction to expand to two lanes. In 2004, unofficially [[Greece Interstate 85|GR-85]] from Voula to Koropi now has two lanes running southwest to northeast which access to [[Attiki Odos]] and Eleftherios Venizelos Airport which opened earlier in 2001.
The floods of [[November 2005|November 24 and 25 of 2005]] ruined properties and damages some homes and businesses especially near a stream which was later blanket by road and ruined and became muddy. Properties were built in the 1980s and the 1990s and a road was over the stream before regulations against building properties and making streets over and 100 m within a stream to be disallowed. The street retransformed into a small stream again and ruined.
==Subdivisions==
*[[Varkiza]] - south
==Other==
Vari has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office and squares (''[[plateia|plateies]]'').
==Historical population==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Pop. Density
|-
| 1981 || 4,211 || - || 186.1/km²
|-
| 1991 || 8,488 || +4,277/+101.57% || 375.0/km²
|-
| 2001 || 10,998 || +2,510/+29.57% || 485.9/km²
|}
It was one of the fastest growing municipalities in Greece from 1981 to 1991.
==External links==
*[http://www.vari.gr/ Official website] {{el icon}}
*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.82&longitude=23.798&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.82&lons1=23.798&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.82,23.798 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.82&lon=23.798&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.82,23.798&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.82|23.798&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|23|47|55|E|37|49|44|N|type_town(8488)_region:GR}}
==See also==
*[[List of municipalities of Attica]]
*[[Varia]]
*[[Varis]]
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{| width ="75%" border = 2 align="center"
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| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Northwest:''' [[Voula]]
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' Voula and Kropia
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Northeast:''' [[Kropia]]
|-----
| width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' Voula and Vouliagmeni
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Vari'''
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' Kropia
|-----
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Southwest:''' [[Vouliagmeni]]
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' ''[[Saronic Gulf]]''
| width ="35%" align="center" |
|}
{{East Attica}}
[[Category:East Attica]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
[[el:Βάρη Αττικής]]
[[it:Vari]]
[[ro:Vari (Grecia)]]