The lighthouse of Alexandroupoli city in Greece
Alexandroupoli (Greek: Αλεξανδρούπολη, [aleksanˈðrupoli]), is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros regional unit in Thrace. It is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece. Name The city was founded as Dedeagach ( Turkish: Dedeağaç, Bulgarian: Дедеагач,Greek: Δεδεαγάτς), meaning "grandfather tree" in Turkish (dede means "grandfather" and the word ağaç means "tree" in Turkish)]. The name was based on a local tradition of a wise dervish who spent much of his time in the shade of a local tree and was eventually buried beside it. Dedeagach remained the official name of the city throughout the Ottoman period, and the name used for it in the West until the establishment of the Hellenic Republic in 1924 (?). In 1920 it was renamed Alexandroupoli in honor of King Alexander I of Greece. Geography Thracian Sea. Alexandroupoli is about km ( mi) west of the delta of the river Evros, 40 km from the border with Turkey, 346 km (215 mi) from Thessaloniki on the newly constructed Egnatia highway, and 750 km (470 mi) from Athens. Around the city one finds small fishing villages like Makri and Dikella to the west, and suburban Maistros, Apalos, Antheia, Aristino, Nipsa, Loutra to the east, while north of the city are the ever closing Palagia, Abantas, Aissymi and Kirkas. At the 2001 census, the main city had a population of 48,885 and the municipal unit had a population of 52,720. The current metropolitan population is estimated at around 70,000 inhabitants, and its area covers the southern portion of the regional unit, running from the Rhodope regional unit to the Evros Delta. The municipality has a land area of 1,220 km² ( sq mi). Besides Alexandroúpolis, its other largest settlements are the villages of Mákri (pop. 820), Ávas (497), Sykorráchi (309), Aisými (289), and Díkella (288).
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Location: Alexandroupoli city, Thrace, Greece
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