Lavara

thumb|left|Flag of rebels of Lavara during the Greek War of Independence

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Place details

Locality: Λάβαρα
Region: Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 747
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Lavara
Greek Dimos.name_local: Λάβαρα
Greek Dimos.type: community
Greek Dimos.periph: East Macedonia and Thrace
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Evros
Greek Dimos.municipality: Soufli
Greek Dimos.municunit: Orfeas
Greek Dimos.population: 747
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Lavara Saltikkoj1.jpg

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Greece
Population: 1093
Elevation: 25
Image: Lavara Saltikkoj1 (cropped).jpg
Dialing code: 2553

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Commons category: Lavara
native label: Λάβαρα
postal code: 68004

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thumb|left|Flag of rebels of Lavara during the Greek War of Independence

Lavara () is a town located in the eastern part of Evros regional unit. In 1821, Lavara participated in the Greek War of Independence and rose up against the Ottoman Empire. It was the seat of the municipality of Orfeas (). It is located 2 km from Turkey and the western bank of the river Evros.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lavara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.