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Discover Akritas in Greece
Akritas in the region of Central Macedonia with its 263 habitants is a town located in Greece - some 225 mi or ( 362 km ) North of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Akritas is now 12:46 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Bucharest, Sofia, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, and Zacharaton. When in this area, you might want to check out Bucharest . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Akritas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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skydiving near the boarder with Skopia (FYROM) in Greece. The races were held in the city of Polikastro in the Kilkis area. ..
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Freight train at Kalindia, Greece
A freight train hauled by an MX-627 is leaving Kalindia station while heading eastbound to Strymonas. ..
JOTA 2010 SHOUTS
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Interesting facts about this location
Dojran Municipality
Dojran is a municipality in southeastern part of Republic of Macedonia. Nov Dojran is the village where the municipal seat is found. Dojran Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.
Located at 41.18 22.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Dojran
Dojran was a city located on the western shore of Dojran Lake in the south-eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Today, it is collective name for two villages that exist on the territory of the ruined city: Nov (New) Dojran (settled from the end of World War I to World War II) and Star (Old) Dojran, which contains both old ruins and recent construction, especially hotels, resorts and restaurants. Dojran is located 170 km from Skopje, 59 km from Strumica and some 30 km from Gevgelija.
Located at 41.18 22.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Doiran Lake
Doiran Lake (Macedonian: Доjранско Езеро, Doiransko Ezero; Greek: Λίμνη Δοϊράνη, Límni Doïráni) is a lake with an area of 43.1 km² shared between the Republic of Macedonia (27.3 km²) and West Macedonia within Greek Macedonia, Greece (15.8 km²). To the west is the city of Nov Dojran (Нов Дојран), to the east the village of Mouries, to the north the mountain Belasica/Beles and to the south the Greek town of Doirani.
Located at 41.20 22.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Battle of Doiran
The third Battle of Doiran was fought from 18 September to 19 September 1918, with the Greeks and the British assaulting the positions of the Bulgarian First Army near Dojran Lake. The battle was part of World War I and took place in the Balkan Theatre. The battle ended with the Bulgarians repulsing all attacks, but then retreating.
Located at 41.22 22.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Furka (Macedonia)
Furka is a village in the south-eastern part of Macedonia. It is situated in the center of the triangle between Bogdanci, Dojran and Valandovo, 10 km far from Dojran. East of the river Vardar, Pugana and Gabroska Reka, and west of Dojran basin, at an altitude above sea-level of 350 m, but the highest peak is 456 m. All around the village there are little heights, composed of sandy soil and rocks of granite. There is vine and fruit growing.
Located at 41.23 22.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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