Many inhabited places in Xanthi Prefecture of Greece had older Greek and non-Greek forms. Most of those names were in use during the multinational environment of the Ottoman Empire, which controlled the region until the Balkan Wars on 1912–1913. Some of the forms were identifiably of Greek origin, others of Turkish, of Slavic and of more obscure origins. Following the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War which followed, an exchange of population took place between Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Turkey (the Treaty of Neuilly between Greece and Bulgaria and the Treaty of Lausanne between Greece and Turkey). The villages of the exchanged populations (Bulgarians and Muslims) in Greece were resettled with Greek refugees from Asia Minor and local Macedonian Greeks.
The Greek government renamed many places with revived ancient names, local Greek-language names, or translations of the non-Greek names.:Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), , pp. XXXVIII-XLII.
Previous (Slavic or Turkish) name(s)The Slavic is in the Bulgarian alphabet; various Romanization schema would render "ch" as "č", "sh" as "š", "zh" as "ž", and "ts" as "c". Current official nameother Greek names GeographicCoordinates CitationAll citations are to Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), Population(2001). Data from the 2001 census, at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), www.statistics.gr Other Ada (Ада) Livera (Λιβερά) p. 139 Gorna Ada (Горна Ада) Ano Livera (Άνω Λιβερά) p. 139 Dolna Ada (Долна Ада) Kato Livera (Κάτω Λιβερά) p. 139 Gabrovo (Габрово) Kallithea (Καλλιθέα) p. 150 1,092Gorna Kozludzha, Gorno Kozludzhikyoy (Горна Козлуджа, Горно Козлуджикьой) Ano Karyofyto (Άνω Καρυόφυτο) p. 152 162Demir Tash (Демир Таш) Sidiropetra (Σιδηρόπετρα) p. 154 6 Dolna Kozludzha, Dolno Kozludzhikyoy (Долна Козлуджа, Долно Козлуджикьой) Kato Karyofyto (Κάτω Καρυόφυτο) p. 157 114 Dolno Husenikyoy (Долно Хусеникьой) Kato Ioniko (Κάτω Ιωνικό) p. 158 77 Enikyoy, Krstopole (Еникьой, Кърстополе) Stavroupoli (Σταυρούπολις) p. 161 797 Kalovadzhik (Каловаджик) Dexameni (Δεξαμενή) p. 167 Kalovo (Калово) Kalyva (Καλύβα) p. 167 23 Kurlar (Курлар) Komnina (Κομνηνά) p. 175 332 Kurtalan (Курталан) Lykodromio (Λυκοδρόμιο) p. 175 40 Margarit (Маргарит) Margariti (Μαργαρίτι) p. 179 31 Mahmutli (Махмутли) Dafnonas (Δαφνώνας) p. 180 419 Mesheli (Мешели) Kalo Nero (Καλό Νερό) p. 181 Neochorion, Novo Selo (Неохорион, Ново Село) Neochori (Νεοχώριον) p. 182 254 Okchilar (Окчилар) Toxotes (Τοξόται) p. 183 751 Saltikli (Салтикли) Imera (Ίμερα) p. 192 Sarnich (Сарнич) Kromnikon (Κρωμνικόν) p. 192 Hadirköy (Хадиркьой) Nestochorion (Νεστοχώριον) p. 198 Hamidiye (Хамидийе) Leivaditis (Λειβαδίτης) p. 198 68 Horozlu (Хорозлу) Kastanitis (Καστανίτης) p. 199 2 Hodzhalar (Ходжалар) Stavrochori (Σταυροχώριον) p. 200 56 Huseniköy, Gorno Husenikyoy (Хусеникьой, Горно Хусеникьой) Ioniko, Ano Ionikon (Ιωνικό, Άνω Ιωνικό) p. 200 78 Chakirli (Чакирли) Galani (Γαλάνη) p. 200 137 Ashiklar (Ашиклар) Lykovounion (Λυκοβούνιον) p. 237 Bayramli (Байрамли) Paschalia (Πασχαλιά) p. 238 125 Boyuva, Boeva (Боюва, Боева) Kastanoton (Καστανωτόν) p. 239 Drenova (Дренова) Aerikon (Αερικόν) p. 241 Kz Buku, Kzbüköy (Къз Буку, Къзбюкьой) Drymia (Δρυμιά) p. 246 64 Muradzhik (Мураджик) Myrtoussa (Μυρτούσσα) p. 248 13 Halep (Халеп) Chalepion (Χαλέπιον) p. 253 26
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