Kipoi, Evros
Kipoi or Kipi (Greek: Κήποι) is a village in Feres municipal unit, Evros regional unit in northeastern Greece. A major motorway border crossing between Greece and Turkey is located here. The town on the Turkish side is İpsala. Kipoi was known as "Bahçeköy" ("Garden Village") or "Alibeyçiftliği" ("Ali Bey's Farm") during Ottoman rule. The settlements was created with the migration of Arvanites from Turkey in 1923. They largely originate from the inhabitants of the villages of Qytezë and Sultanköy. [1]
Kipi Κήποι | |
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Settlement | |
Kipi | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′12″N 26°18′24″E / 40.95333°N 26.30667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| Municipality | Alexandroupolis |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kipoi is located on the right bank of the river Evros which forms the border between Greece and Turkey.
The Kipoi border crossing is the eastern starting/ending point of European route E90 which is also the Greek Motorway A2, known as Egnatia Odos. The motorway connects to Turkish Highway D110.
References edit
- ^ Kotsoglou, Despina (2018). «Τα δημογραφικά και κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά των Αρβανιτών της Θράκης. Democritus University of Thrace. p. 38.
Οι οικισμοί του νότιου Έβρου: το Τυχερό, το Τάρσιο, ο Πυρόλιθος, οι Φέρες, ο Πέπλος, οι Κήποι, το Αρδάνιο και τα Άνθεια, δημιουργήθηκαν με την μετανάστευση των Αρβανιτών από την Ανατολική Θράκη το 1923. Προήλθαν κυρίως από τους κατοίκους των χωριών Ιμπρίκ Τεπέ και Σουλτάνκιοϊ (βλ. Χάρτη 8).