Asvestochori ( el, Ασβεστοχώρι) is a small town and a

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...

of the Pylaia-Chortiatis municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of

Chortiatis Chortiatis ( el, Χορτιάτης) is a suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 Kallikratis local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis, of which it is a municipa ...

, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 6,393 inhabitants in the community. The community of Asvestochori covers an area of 34.344 km². Under the Turkish rule name of the town was called ''Kireç'' (lit. ''lime''). It is reported that during the

Population exchange between Greece and Turkey The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey ( el, Ἡ Ἀνταλλαγή, I Antallagí, ota, مبادله, Mübâdele, tr, Mübadele) stemmed from the "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" signed at ...

a guest house that can accommodate 5000 immigrants was built by

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in Kireç.Emgili, Fahriye, ''Yunanistan'dan Mersin'e Köklerinden Koparılmış Hayatlar'', Bilge Kültür Sanat Pub., 1st edition, Istanbul 2011, p.67 (in Turkish)

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Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit) Pylaia-Chortiatis {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub

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