natural wonder
Giola Natural Pool, Thassos
Stunning natural rock pool carved into the edge of a cliff on the Greek island of Thassos, filled with warm seawater.
37 km · about 45 min drive
East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece · Europe
Iliokentima sits on the route: 5 minutes from Évlalo, 37km from Giola Natural Pool, Thassos.
Iliokentima is a town located in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. With a population of 1,405, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Iliokentima sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Iliokentima to your route.
Avato (Greek: Άβατο meaning impassable, sacrosanct) is a settlement in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is located 3 kilometers south southeast of Evlalo and 24.7 kilometers north northeast of Xanthi. In 2021, the population of Avato was 956 inhabitants. The settlement belongs to the municipality of Topeiros.
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number of residents are of African-Greek descent with roots dating back to Ottoman times, when their ancestors have been brought to Avato as slaves from Sudan.
The ancestors of Thrace’s Afrogreeks were brought by an Ottoman pasha from Egypt (likely by Ibrahim’s son, Mohammed Ali), since the area was an Egyptian estate during the years of Ottoman occupation.
As slavery was widespread in North Africa at the time, Turkish Sudan, according to scholars, was a major source of slaves. The Ottoman Empire was one of the main customers.[1]
300–350 years ago, ships with black slaves bought by local beys sailed to the town of Abdera, Thrace.
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Iliokentima is located in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 40.9493 latitude, 24.7886 longitude.
Iliokentima has a population of approximately 1,405 people, making it a town in Greece.
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Stunning natural rock pool carved into the edge of a cliff on the Greek island of Thassos, filled with warm seawater.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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