Munichia or Mounichia is the ancient Greek

Ancient Greece

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 name for a steep hill (86 m. high) in Piraeus

Piraeus

Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....

, Athens

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, Greece

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 known today as Kastella. This is a fashionable neighborhood in central Piraeus. On the top of the hill is a Greek Orthodox church named after the Prophet Elijah

Elijah (prophet)

Elijah also Elias ; , meaning "Yahweh is my God";Arabic:إلياس, Ilyās), was a prophet in the Kingdom of Samaria during the reign of Ahab , according to the Books of Kings....

. The narrow streets around the church are surrounded by picturesque houses. The Veakio Theater, known for its summer performances is located here.

In 403 BCE, Athenian democrats defeated forces of the thirty tyrants at the Battle of Munychia

Battle of Munychia

The Battle of Munichia was fought between Athenians exiled by the oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants and the forces of that government, supported by a Spartan garrison...

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There was also a local Munichia (festival) to Artemis.