Fillyra
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Fillyra is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana
, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Population 8,014 (2001). The Turkish
name of Fillyra is Sirkeli, meaning "with vinegar".
East Macedonia and Thrace
East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana
Arriana
Arriana is a municipality in the Rhodope peripheral unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Fillyra.-Municipality:The municipality Arriana was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal...
, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Population 8,014 (2001). The Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
name of Fillyra is Sirkeli, meaning "with vinegar".