East Macedonia & Thrace
Evros
Alexandroupoli

Kavissos

Kavissos is a village in , , and has about 643 residents. Kavissos is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Village with 643 residents
  • Description: village in Evros, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kavisos”
  • Postal code: 68500

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feres and Pylaia.

Town
Photo: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a former municipality in the , East Macedonia and Thrace, . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 3½ km south of Kavissos.

Village
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. is situated 4½ km west of Kavissos.

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 8 km southwest of Kavissos.

Kavissos

Latitude
40.92606° or 40° 55′ 34″ north
Longitude
26.17163° or 26° 10′ 18″ east
Population
643
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
8GG8W5GC+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299267524
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
735851
Wiki­data ID
Q21406349
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Kavissos” goes by many names.
  • French: “Kavissós”
  • Greek: “Kavisós”
  • Greek: “Καβησός Έβρου”
  • Greek: “Καβησός”
  • Greek: “Μικρά Καβησσός”
  • Russian: “Кависос”
  • Turkish: “Kavissos”

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