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Kipoi or Kipi () is a village in Feres municipal unit, Evros regional unit in northeastern
Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. A major motorway border crossing between Greece and
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
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 Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
in 1923. They largely originate from the inhabitants of the villages of Qytezë and Sultanköy. 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 A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos). The motorway connects to Turkish Highway D110.


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Populated places in Evros (regional unit) Alexandroupolis Albanian communities of Western Thrace Greece–Turkey border crossings {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub