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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Didymoteicho, Orfeas, People from Evros Prefecture, Populated places in the Evros Prefecture, Trigono, Vyssa, Bayezid II, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Alexandroupoli, Lefteris Hapsiadis, Ioannis Matzourakis, Orestiada, Aisymi, Komara, Mega Dereio, Chronis Aidonidis, Mikro Dereio, Kastanies, Dadia, Ormenio, Kyriaki, Evros, Pano Angelov, Protokklisi, Ellinochori, Evros, Kavyli, Nea Vyssa, Thourio, Greece, Zoni, Evros, Pythio, Pentalofos, Evros, Petko Voyvoda, Spilaio, Evros, Fylakio, Milia, Evros, Aristarchus of Samothrace, Ptelea, Evros, Dikaia, Loutros, Evros, Rizia, Amorio, Evros, Antheia, Evros, Elaia, Evros, Sterna, Evros, Arzos, Marasia, Greek National Road 51, Sitochori, Evros, Melia, Evros, Asvestades, Therapeio, Kyani, Karoti, Evros, Mani, Evros, Valtos, Evros, Koufovouno, Asimenio, Evgeniko, Lagos, Evros, Poimeniko, Erythropotamos, Petrades, Kipoi, Evros, Lavara, Thymaria, Evros, Isaakio. Excerpt: Alexandroupoli (Greek: ; formerly, Alexandroupolis, Turkish: ), is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. In the 19th century and early 20th century, Alexandroupoli was known as Dedeagatch (Greek: Dedeagats, Turkish: ), meaning "tree of the grandfather." The word dede means "grandfather" and the word a ac means "tree" in Turkish. The name was based on a local tradition of a wise dervish having spent much of his time in the shade of a local tree and being eventually buried beside it. Thracian Sea.Alexandroupoli is about 14.5 km (9 miles) west of the delta of the river Evros, 40 km from the border with Turkey, 346 km (216 mi) from Thessaloniki on the newly constructed Egnatia highway, and 750 km (466 mi) from Athens. Around the city one finds small fishing villages like Makri and Dikella to the west, and suburbanm Maistros, Apalos, Antheia, Aristino, Nipsa, Loutra to the east...
