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Almopia
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit: | Pella |
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| - Population: | 29,354 |
| - Area: | 980.9 km2 (379 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 30 /km2 (78 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Almopia (Greek: Αλμωπία, Macedonian: Меглен, Meglen, Turkish: Karadjova) is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) of the Pella regional unit in Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aridaia.[1] One of the regions of ancient Macedon, north-west of Bottiaea, it corresponds roughly to the Moglena region of medieval and modern times.[2] Ancient towns of Almopia were Horma, Apsalos and Europos.[3] Almops the giant was considered the eponym of the region and the tribe Almopes, that were expelled by the Macedonians during the reign of Alexander I.[4] Until the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1924, Pomaks inhabited a large part of the regions of Moglena.[5]
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The municipality Almopia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[1]
The province of Almopia (Greek: Επαρχία Αλμωπίας) was one of the three provinces of Pella Prefecture. It was abolished in 2006.
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