<P> Salamis ( / ˈsæləmɪs / ; Greek : Σαλαμίνα Salamína , Ancient and Katharevousa : Σαλαμίς Salamís ) , is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf , about 1 nautical mile ( 2 km ) off - coast from Piraeus and about 16 kilometres ( 10 miles ) west of Athens . The chief city , Salamina , lies in the west - facing core of the crescent on Salamis Bay , which opens into the Saronic Gulf . On the Eastern side of the island is its main port , Paloukia , in size second in Greece only to Piraeus , the port of Athens . </P>
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in the Saronic Gulf , about 1 nautical mile ( 2 km ) off - coast from Piraeus and about 16 kilometres ( 10 miles ) west of Athens