Athens is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Downtown Athens lies about 70 miles (110 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta. [6] . The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public university and an R1 research institution, is in Athens and contributed to its initial growth. More @Wikipedia
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