Central Macedonia
Sérres
Amfipoli

Sykia

Sykia is a hamlet in , , and has about 30 residents. Sykia is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 30 residents
  • Description: village in Amfipoli, Serres, Greece
  • Also known as: “Sikia”
  • Postal code: 62052

Places of Interest

Highlights include Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos and Struma River.

Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

River
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Struma or Strymonas is a river in and . Its ancient name was Strymon. Its drainage area is 17,330 km in and . It takes its source from the in , runs first westward, then southward, forming a number of gorges, enters near the village of in eastern .

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Argilos was a city of ancient Macedonia in the district Bisaltia, between and Bromiscus. It was founded by a colony from . It appears from Herodotus to have been a little to the right of the route of the army of Xerxes I took in its invasion of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars, and must therefore have been situated a little inland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nea Kerdylia and Kato Kerdylio.

Village
is a village in the . It is located on the national road Thessaloniki - Alexandroupolis and is 50 km away from , 70 km from .

Locality
Photo: Serresmap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Sykia.

Locality
Photo: Serresmap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Sykia.

Sykia

Latitude
40.78173° or 40° 46′ 54″ north
Longitude
23.8248° or 23° 49′ 29″ east
Population
30
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8GG5QRJF+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1815172527
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
9402919
Wiki­data ID
Q3405777
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Serbian—“Sykia” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Сикия”
  • French: “Sikiá”
  • French: “Sykiá”
  • German: “Sykia”
  • Greek: “Συκιά Αμφίπολης Σερρών”
  • Greek: “Συκιά”
  • Irish: “Sykia”
  • Macedonian: “Сикија”
  • Russian: “Сикия”
  • Serbian: “Сикија (Амфипољ)”
  • Serbian: “Сикија”

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