Idomeni

Coordinates: 41°7′N 22°31′E / 41.117°N 22.517°E / 41.117; 22.517
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Idomeni
Ειδομένη
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
61400
Vehicle registrationKI
Websitewww.idomeni.gr

Idomeni or Eidomeni (Greek: Ειδομένη, pronounced [iðoˈmeni]) is a small village in Greece, near the border with North Macedonia. The village is located in the municipality of Paeonia, Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia (Greece).

The village is built at an elevation of 65 meters, in the outskirts of Kouri hill. It mounts in the west bank of Axios river, close to the border with Republic of North Macedonia. The village is interwoven with a railway station, which is the first railway station that someone meets entering Greece from the north.

History

Eidomene is mentioned by Strabo at his work Geographica and by Thucydides at his work History of the Peloponnesian War.

Before 1926, it was also known as Sehovo (

Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) the Bulgarian school in Sehovo was closed by Greek metropolitan bishop in Strumica.[3]

At the

voyvode of IMRO Argir Manasiev (1872-1932), Dimitar Dzuzdanov (1887-1929), Grigor Totev (1868-1934),[7] Gono Balabanov[8]
etc.

The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) concluded that the Christian population in Sehovo in 1905 was composed of 1120 Bulgarian Exarchists.[9]

Transportation

Rail

Close to Idomeni, there is the Railway Station of Idomeni, with fast trains to Thessaloniki, Belgrade and Central Europe.

Migrants

Since 2014, immigrants from Syria, as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan and other parts of the Middle East and South Asia began to flock to Idomeni to enter the North Macedonia via the Greek border. As North Macedonia and its northern neighbor Serbia are not in the Schengen Area, some refugees prefer this route to reach countries such as Germany and Sweden. Re-entering the Schengen Area from Serbia may result in arrest and possibly being held in Croatia or Hungary which are closer to their preferred immigration destinations, notably Germany.

In 2015, the North Macedonia began guarding its borders with military force to prevent migrants from entering the country since Serbia too closed its borders.

The transit camp at Idomeni, built in 2015 by

UNHCR to provide basic support for up to 6000 refugees daily, rapidly became a longer-term residential camp. The number of refugees at Idomeni has reached more than 15,000.[11] On 24 May 2016, Greek authorities began relocating refugees from the Idomeni camp to processing facilities in and around Thessaloniki.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г." Македонски научен институт, 1995. стр. 168-169. (in Bulgarian)
  3. ^ Кирил патриарх Български. Българската екзархия в Одринско и Македония след Освободителната война 1877-1878. Том първи, книга първа, стр. 13-14. (Bulgarian Patriarch Kirill. Bulgarian Exarchate in Macedonia and Edirne region after the Liberation War of 1877-1878. Vol. 1, book first, Sofia 1969, pp. 13-14.)
  4. ^ in greek: Μακεδονικά Σύμμεικτα (Macedonian Compilations), Η εθνική δράση του Γεώργιου και Ιωάννου Ξάνθου (Γευγελή) και του Αλέξανδρου Ζουμετίκου (Μοναστήρι) κατά το Μακεδονικό Αγώνα (Georgios' & Ioannis Xanthos' (Gevgeli) and Alexandros Zoumeticos' (Monastiri) national activities during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia), Institute of Balkan Studies, Constantinos Apostolou Vakalopoulos
  5. ^ Ioannis S. Koliopoulos (scientific editing), in greek: Αφανείς, γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι, Company of Macedonian Studies, Published by: University Studio Press, Thessalonike 2008, pages 92, 93, 94
  6. ISBN 9549514560
    (in Bulgarian)
  7. ^ Николов, Борис Й. Вътрешна македоно-одринска революционна организация. Войводи и ръководители (1893-1934). Биографично-библиографски справочник, София, 2001, с. 46, 97, 168-169.(Nikolov, Boris Y. Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. Chieftains and heads (1893-1934). Biographical and bibliographical reference book, Sofia, 2001, pp. 46,97, 168-169. - in Bulgarian)
  8. ISBN 9549514560
    (in Bulgarian)
  9. ^ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 194-195. (in French)
  10. ^ "MSF help create a refugee transit camp in Idomeni". Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. ^ Κουρουμπλής: Η Ειδομένη σύγχρονο Νταχάου - Δυσαρέσκεια για τις ερωτήσεις (in Greek). Skai. 18 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Greece moves thousands of migrants from Idomeni camp". BBC News.
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