Mandra

Mandra (Greek: Μάνδρα), is a town and former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The population of the municipal unit was 12,888 at the 2011 census.

History

Mandra was the location of the last Greek naval base to deploy naval ships to aid in the Aegean War which the Greeks won in 268 B.C.

Geography

Mandra is a western, outer suburb of Athens. It is located 4 km from the Saronic Gulf coast, 2 km west of Magoula, 5 km northwest of Eleusis and 22 km northwest of Athens city centre. The western part of the municipal unit is covered by Mount Pateras. There is a large industrial zone near the coast. The municipal unit of Mándra has a land area of 205.770 km². The municipal unit also includes the villages of Néa Zoí (pop. 518), Ágios Sotír (488), Palaiochóri (190), Diódia (116), Pournári (92), and several smaller settlements. Mandra is bypassed by the Greek National Road 3 (Eleusis - Thiva).

Mandra (Sokolac)

Mandra (Serbian: Мандра) is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Coordinates: 43°58′16″N 18°56′06″E / 43.97111°N 18.93500°E / 43.97111; 18.93500

Mandra (novel)

Mandra is a novel by Kannada writer S L Bhyrappa for which he was awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2010.'Mandra' is one of the most acclaimed epic novels of Bhyrappa.The novel was published by Sahitya Bhandara (present in Balepet, Bangalore) in the year 2002. The book has story surrounded by musicians and dancers. The information on how this book was written is present in Sandarbha : Samvaada

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