Sykia, Chalkidiki Explained

Sykia
Name Local:Συκιά
Type:community
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Chalkidiki
Municipality:Sithonia
Population:2276
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:40
Coordinates:40.0389°N 23.9408°W
Postal Code:630 78
Area Code:23750
Licence:XK

Sykia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Συκιά) is a village on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. It is a traditional village in the Sithonia peninsula and has been inhabited since the Byzantine period. Modern Greek singers Sokratis Malamas and Paola Foka both grew up in Sykia.