Komara () is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros regional unit in northern

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. Komara is in the municipal unit of

Trigono Trígono (, , meaning "triangle") is a former municipality in the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Orestiada, of which it is a muni ...

. Komara is situated on the left (northern) bank of the river Arda, near the border with

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. It is 2 km north of

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, the nearest larger village. It is 20 km south of the Bulgarian town

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, 27 km northwest of

Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...

and 29 km west of the Turkish city

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History

Komara was founded by the

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between 1780 and 1790. Greeks from

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(Edirne),

Ortaköy Ortaköy (, ''Middle Village)'' is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 9,121 (2024). It is on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing villag ...

and Northern Thrace were employed in the manor. The name "Komara" comes from the Turkish phrase (''kum aresi'') which means "between the sands" in English. The residents came from

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, Ortaköy,

and

Kırklareli Kırklareli () is a city in the East Thrace, European part of Turkey. It is the seat of Kırklareli Province and Kırklareli District.Kapodistrias reform Kapodistrias reform (, "Kapodistrias Plan") is the common name of law 2539 of Greece, which reorganised the country's administrative divisions. The law, named after 19th-century Greek statesman (Ioannis Kapodistrias), passed the Hellenic Parliamen ...

, the community of Komara became part of the new municipality of Trigono with 16 other former communities. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

, of which it is a community.

References

*Kyrkoudis, Theodoros. ''Τρίγωνο, η Μεσοποταμία του Έβρου'' ("Trigono, The Mesopotamia Of Evros"). Pelti, .

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