Saranta Ekklisies

Saranta Ekklisies ({{langx|el|Σαράντα Εκκλησιές}} "Forty Churches") or 40 Ekklisies Saranta Ekklisies ({{lang|el|Σαράντα Εκκλησιές}} "Forty Churches") or '40 Ekklisies is a neighbourhood in Thessaloniki, Greece.

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.{{cite news |last1=ΜΥΛΩΝΑΣ |first1=ΘΑΝΑΣΗΣ |title=Σαράντα Εκκλησιές: Το μπαλκόνι της Θεσσαλονίκης - Από προσφυγικός συνοικισμός, αστικό προάστιο |url=https://www.thessnews.gr/article/41098/saranta-ekklisies-to-mpalkoni-tis-thessalonikis-apo-prosfygikos-synoikismos-astiko-proastio |access-date=25 May 2021 |publisher=ThessNews.gr |date=25 Jun 2017}}

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

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People

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  • [http://www.thessnews.gr/article/41098/saranta-ekklisies-to-mpalkoni-tis-thessalonikis-apo-prosfygikos-synoikismos-astiko-proastio Σαράντα Εκκλησιές]
  • [http://31dim-thess.thess.sch.gr/40eklisies.html Ο δρόμος είχε τη δική του ιστορία]

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Category:Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)

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