Neoi Epivates
Νέοι Επιβάτες | |
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Coordinates: 40°30′04″N 22°54′32″E / 40.501°N 22.909°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
Municipality | Thermaikos |
Municipal unit | Thermaikos |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Community | 5,882 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Neoi Epivates ( Greek: Νέοι Επιβάτες) is a small suburban town outside Thessaloniki, next to Peraia. It is part of the municipality of Thermaikos in the Thessaloniki regional unit. [2] The origin of the settlement was the arrival of 631 refugees from the town Epivates in Eastern Thrace as a result of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22).
It was formerly known in Turkish as Bahçe Çiflik ( Greek: Μπαξέ Τσιφλίκι),[ citation needed] mentioned also in a popular song of Vassilis Tsitsanis.