Examili ( el, Εξαμίλι or Εξαμήλι) is a village and a

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, villag ...

of the

Lagkadas Lagkadas ( el, Λαγκαδάς, ) is a town and municipality in the northeast part of Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. There are 41103 residents in the municipality and 7764 of them live in the town of Lagkadas. Lagkadas is located northeast o ...

municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Assiros. The 2011 census recorded 241 inhabitants in the village. Examili is a part of the community of Assiros.

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History of Examili The original Examili settlement was located at the beginning of the Gallipoli Peninsula Its name was taken from its geographical position being 6 miles between the 2 peninsula coasts. Examili developed into a large Greek city with a fortified wall protecting the Gallipoli Peninsula from the mainland. Since Turkish occupation, the original settlement has been destroyed and is now a site of a Turkish army base being close to the existing Turkish town of Korukoy. Following the Turkish war, many Greeks did not survive the exodus from the Gallipoli Peninsula, however hundreds of families from Examili settled in Galatades Northern Greece in 1921. The area being low lying was marshy and mosquitoes quickly spread malaria taking many lives. The construction of canals reclaimed the marshes, expanded farming land and improved health conditions. During this time Christos Cavornaris, understanding the problems of over population, wanted to establish a new settlement for a portion of the population. Moving westward temporarily to the small settlement of Stefanya, he successfully petitioned parliament 1921 to establish a new Examili settlement at its present site. During 1922 and 1923 the new township was planned and built. Christos Cavornaris being the founder was also nominated as Examili's 1st president. Landmarks were also named by the locals such as: Kato Vrisi; a permanent spring water source supplying the Village. Sovlemesi Hill (marked with a cross) and Sasakros Hill (marked with a church) were named after the local families who tendered their sheep flocks on their respective slopes. This is a list of the original families residing in Examili once the village was constructed in 1923; Albani Anglithis Bazakli Cavornaris Diamandopoulos Dimitriathis Hazandoniou Hazilaskaris Hazinicolau Kakouras Magiris Mickalaci Psalti Sasakaro Thamaschino Yiannico Source http://mmmam123.wix.com/examili Website http://mmmam123.wix.com/examili information shared with permission Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub

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