Sykies ( el, Συκιές) or Sykeai (Συκεαί) is a suburb of the

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and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Neapoli-Sykies, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit population is 37,753 (2011 census). Its land area is 7.982 km².

History

Sykies was mostly built after settling of refugees from

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in 1922. The refugees were mostly from Rodochori of Asia Minor. The new residents built a new church that dedicated to patron saints from their origin places. A part of the district is named ''Varna'' built by Greeks from

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, modern Bulgaria. Other areas include Kallithea, Riga Feraiou and Heptapyrgiou. In 1934 the municipality of Thessaloniki was divided in smallest administrative units, so Sykies became a separate community. In 1954 the community of Sykies changed to municipality. Today it is part of Neapoli-Sykies municipality.

Culture

Sports

Sykies is the seat of many clubs. The most famous of them is VAO, a long-standing club with achievements in several sports. Sykies-location-tiles@home

References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub