Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Alexandroupoli, Didymoteicho, Orestiada, Orfeas, Samothrace, Trigono, Vyssa, Soufli, Kyprinos, Alexandroupoli Enosi, Aisymi, Komara, Tros of Samothrace, Mega Dereio, Metaxades, Mikro Dereio, Kastanies, Feres, Evros, Kyriaki, Evros, Protokklisi, Ellinochori, Evros, Kavyli, Makri, Evros, Tychero, Nea Vyssa, Avas, Greece, Pythio, Traianoupoli, Megali Doxipara, Dikaia, Rizia, Ampelakia, Evros, Neochori, Evros, Amorio, Evros, Elaia, Evros, Sterna, Evros, Marasia, Chandras, Neo Cheimonio, Sitochori, Evros, Asvestades, Kyani, Karoti, Evros, Mani, Evros, Valtos, Evros, Koufovouno, Asimenio, Poimeniko, Battle of Samothrace, Petrades, Lavara, Isaakio. Excerpt: Alexandroupoli (Greek: ; formerly, Alexandroupolis, Turkish: , Bulgarian: ), is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. In the 19th century and early 20th century, Alexandroupoli was known as Dedeagatch (Greek: Dedeagats, Bulgarian: , Turkish: ), meaning "tree of the grandfather." The word dede means "grandfather" and the word a ac means "tree" in Turkish. The name was based on a local tradition of a wise dervish having spent much of his time in the shade of a local tree and being eventually buried beside it. Thracian Sea.Alexandroupoli is about 14.5 km (9 miles) west of the delta of the river Evros, 40 km from the border with Turkey, 346 km (216 mi) from Thessaloniki on the newly constructed Egnatia highway, and 750 km (466 mi) from Athens. Around the city one finds small fishing villages like Makri and Dikella to the west, and suburban Antheia, Aristino, Nipsa, Loutra to the east, while north of the city are the ever closing Palagia, Abantas, Aissymi and Kirkas. At the 2001 census, the main city had a population of 48,885 and the municipal unit had a population of 52,720. The current metropolitan population is estimated at around 70...