Katavothra
Katavothra is a village in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Until the end of World War II it was mainly inhabited by a Cham Albanian community. During the Interwar period the gendarmerie of Preveza under colonel Stavrakakis often sent notifications to the High Administration of Epirus concerning the activities of the Albanian mayor of the town Daut Buza, which the gendarmerie labeled as anti-national.- Type: Village with 254 residents
- Description: village in Thesprotia, Greece
- Also known as: “Ligorátion”
- Postal code: 46030
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margariti and Agia.
Agia
Village
Agia is a village in the municipality of Parga in Epirus, Greece. Agia is situated 7 km southwest of Katavothra.
Karvounari
Village
Karvounari is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Paramythia in Thesprotia, Greece. Karvounari is situated 7 km northeast of Katavothra.
Katavothra
- Category: locality
- Location: Igoumenitsa, Thesprotia, Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.3554° or 39° 21′ 19″ north
Longitude
20.41414° or 20° 24′ 51″ east
Population
254
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
Open location code
8GF29C47+5M
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Katavothra” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Luarati”
- Cebuano: “Katavóthra”
- Dutch: “Katavothra”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتاڤوثرا”
- Greek: “Καταβόθρα Θεσπρωτίας”
- Greek: “Καταβόθρα”
- Swedish: “Katavóthra”
- Turkish: “Katavothra”
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Highlights: Άγιος Δημήτριος and Margariti Airstrip.
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