Didymoteicho

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Didymoteicho is a historic town in northeastern Greece near the Turkish border, known for its Byzantine and Ottoman heritage.

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Didymoteicho canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeCenterOf Municipality of Didymoteicho
borderProximity near Greek–Turkish border
country Greece
elevation approximately 40 metres
governingBody Municipal Council of Didymoteicho
hasAreaCode +30 2553
hasCulturalInstitution Byzantine Museum of Didymoteicho
hasFeature fortified acropolis
hilltop fortress
hasHeritage Byzantine
Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman

medieval Greek
multiethnic Thracian history
hasLandmark Byzantine churches
Byzantine fortifications
surface form: Byzantine walls

Didymoteicho Castle
Great Mosque of Didymoteicho
Hammam
surface form: Ottoman baths
hasPostalCode 68300
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
mosques
historicalPeriod Byzantine era
Ottoman era
historicalRegion Thrace
surface form: Byzantine Thrace
knownFor Byzantine fortress
Ottoman monuments
medieval castle
language Greek
locatedIn Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
European Union
Evros regional unit
northeastern Greece
locatedNear Maritsa
surface form: Maritsa River

Turkey
locatedOn Erythropotamos River
Thrace plain
surface form: plain of Thrace
nearbyCity Alexandroupoli
Orestiada
partOf Thrace
regionCapital Komotini
timezone Eastern European Time
timezoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
usedToBe Byzantine stronghold
Ottoman administrative center
vehicleRegistrationCode EB

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Northern Greece containsCity Didymoteicho
John V Palaiologos placeOfBirth Didymoteicho