Pylaia

Pylaia is a village in the municipal unit of , in the southern part of the , northeastern . In 2021 its population was 102 for the community, including the villages Melia and Koila.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 51 residents
  • Description: village in Evros, Greece
  • Also known as: “Pilaía”, “Pylaia, Evros”, and “Turbalíkoï”
  • Postal code: 68500

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feres and Doriscus.

Photo: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in . It has the most significant Byzantine monument in Thrace: the Monastery of Panagia Kosmosoteira.

Village
Photo: Aristomakos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a settlement in ancient Thrace, on the northern shores of , in a plain west of the river Hebrus. It was notable for remaining in Persian hands for many years after the Second Persian invasion of Greece, and remained thus known as the last Persian stronghold in . is situated 7 km south of Pylaia.

Hamlet
Photo: niksem2709, Public domain.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southwest of Pylaia.

Pylaia

Latitude
40.92577° or 40° 55′ 33″ north
Longitude
26.11647° or 26° 6′ 59″ east
Population
51
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Open location code
8GG8W4G8+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1806342044
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
734642
Wiki­data ID
Q7263076
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Pylaia” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Торбали”
  • Dutch: “Pylaia, Evros”
  • French: “Pylaia”
  • French: “Pyléa (Évros)”
  • French: “Pyléa”
  • Greek: “Pylaía”
  • Greek: “Πυλαία Έβρου”
  • Greek: “Πυλαία”
  • Irish: “Pylaia”
  • Russian: “Πилеа”
  • Russian: “Пилая”
  • Turkish: “Pilea (Evros)”
  • “Piléa”
  • “Pylaía”
  • “Pyléa”

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Localities in the Area

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