Fylakio (Greek: Φυλάκιο) is a village in the Evros regional unit of northeast Greece. Fylakio is in the municipal unit of Kyprinos. In 2021 the population was 867 for the community, including the villages Ammovouno and Keramos. It is located on the right bank of the river Ardas, about halfway between Ivaylovgrad (Bulgaria) and Edirne (Turkey).
Population Year Village population Community population 1981 - 1,015 1991 555 - 2001 473 947 2011 595 971 2021 635 867
History
Towards the end of Ottoman rule, Fylakio's inhabitants were 3/4 Bulgarian and 1/4 Turkish. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. Greek refugees from Asia Minor arrived in the village following the end of the war.
Fylakio detention center
South east of the village there is an immigration detention center housing people arrested for illegally crossing the nearby border with Turkey.November 04, 2010. By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press: "Greece: Europe's gateway for illegal immigration".
See also List of settlements in the Evros regional unit
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