Makri (Greek: Μάκρη) is a village and a municipal community of the city of
Alexandroupolis,
Evros regional unit, Greece. In 2021 its population was 1,811 for the municipal community. It is situated on the
Aegean Sea
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coast, 12 km west of downtown Alexandroupolis. Makri has an exit on the
A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos), that passes north of the village.
Subdivisions
*Makri, pop. 924 in 2011
*
Dikella, pop. 290
*Ennato, pop. 268
*Koimisi Theotokou, pop. 48
*Mesimvria, pop. 145
*Panorama, pop. 37
*Paralia Dikellon, pop. 102
*Plaka, pop. 105
Population
History
Makri was ruled by the
Ottoman Empire
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until the
Balkan Wars of 1912 under the name Miri. It became a part of
Bulgaria
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after 1912. In 1920 it became a part of Greece, and in 1941–1944 it was re-occupied by Bulgarian forces during the
Axis Occupation of Greece.
Gallery
File:View from hill in Makri, Evros.JPG, View over Makri
File:Makri, Evros prefecture, Greece.jpg, View from nearby hill
File:Makri coastline, Evros.JPG, Coastline
File:View of Samothraki from Makri, Evros.JPG, View of Samothraki from Makri
File:Beach in Nea Makri Evrou.jpg, Beach in summer time
File:Makri Beach, Evros.JPG, Beach in spring
File:Cave, Makri, Evros.JPG, Cyclops Cave
File:Ruins Makri Evros.JPG, Ruins of Byzantine church
File:Stream Makri village Evros.JPG, Stream that runs through the village
File:Makri church exterior, Evros.JPG, Church exterior
File:Makri church interior, Evros.JPG, Church interior
See also
*
List of settlements in the Evros regional unit
References
{{Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupolis
Populated places in Evros (regional unit)