What is "perama"

Perama is a port city and a suburb of Piraeus (Greece). It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is 8 km northwest of central Piraeus, and 15 km west of Athens city centre. It forms the western terminus of the Port of Piraeus (Athens' port) and there is also a passenger port that provides ferry services to Salamis Island.

The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma" which means "passage". Perama has a secondary soccer team named Peramaikos F.C.

Perama may refer to:

• Perama, a city near Athens, Greece
• Perama, Ioannina, a municipal unit in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece
• Perama, Rethymno, a village in the Rethymno regional unit, Greece, part of Geropotamos
• Perama (plant), a plant genus from the madder family ( Rubiaceae)

Perama is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The genus is found in the Caribbean and southern tropical America.