Tepeköy, also known by its former Greek name Agrídia (), is a village on the island of

Imbros Imbros (; ; ), officially Gökçeada () since 29 July 1970,Alexis Alexandris, "The Identity Issue of The Minorities in Greece And Turkey", in Hirschon, Renée (ed.), ''Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchang ...

in northwestern

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. It is part of the Gökçeada District of

Çanakkale Province Çanakkale Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Its area is 9,817 km2, and its population is 559,383 (2022). Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province ...

. Its population is 177 (2022).

Geography

It is located 8 km west of the only town of the island, Çınarlı (or in

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Panagia Balomeni), and 14 km west from the central port of the island. It stands at an altitude of approximately 280m nearby Kastri hill.

History & Demography

The village had a total population of 177 in 2022, a notable increase since 2007, when it only had 125 inhabitants. It is one of the few predominantly Greek Orthodox settlements in

, with the Greek population ranging at around 75%, and has a Greek mayor, Dimitrios Psaros.Fotiadi, Ioanna
Τα παιδικά χαμόγελα «ανθούν» στα Αγρίδια της Ιμβρου
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dedicated to the

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lies within the village.Gökçeada Tepeköy
www.gokceadarehberim.com A Greek minority high school and junior high school are operating in the village since 2015.

References

{{Authority control Imbros Greek communities in Çanakkale Province Villages in Gökçeada District