Saranta Ekklisies Explained

Saranta Ekklisies (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σαράντα Εκκλησιές "Forty Churches") or 40 Ekklisies is a neighbourhood in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located next to the Ano Poli.

It was created in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange by Greek refugees from the city of Saranta Ekklisies (currently known as Kırklareli) in Eastern Thrace.[1]

The central street was constructed in 1940. Beside the area there was the Jewish cemetery.

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  1. News: ΜΥΛΩΝΑΣ . ΘΑΝΑΣΗΣ . Σαράντα Εκκλησιές: Το μπαλκόνι της Θεσσαλονίκης - Από προσφυγικός συνοικισμός, αστικό προάστιο . 25 May 2021 . ThessNews.gr . 25 Jun 2017.