Athens is about 6 times bigger than Syracuse.

Syracuse is approximately 65 sq km, while Athens (map shows its 34 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 412 sq km, making Athens 535% larger than Syracuse.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Syracuse vs. Athens uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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