Makri, Evros


Makri is a village and a municipal community of the city of Alexandroupolis, Evros regional unit, Greece. In 2021 its population was 1,811 for the municipal community. It is situated on the Aegean Sea coast, 12 km west of downtown Alexandroupolis. Makri has an exit on the A2 motorway, that passes north of the village.

Subdivisions

  • Makri, pop. 924 in 2011
  • Dikella, pop. 290
  • Ennato, pop. 268
  • Koimisi Theotokou, pop. 48
  • Mesimvria, pop. 145
  • Panorama, pop. 37
  • Paralia Dikellon, pop. 102
  • Plaka, pop. 105

History

Makri was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1912 under the name Miri. It became a part of Bulgaria after 1912. In 1920 it became a part of Greece, and in 1941–1944 it was re-occupied by Bulgarian forces during the Axis Occupation of Greece.