Mesopotamo (Greek: Μεσοπόταμο, before 1927: Γιάγκοβα – Giagkova),[1] was a village in Kozani Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It was part of the community of Mikrokastro.
Mesopotamo | |
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Settlement | |
  Mesopotamo | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′41″N 21°31′19″E / 40.228056°N 21.521944°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Siatista |
| Community | Mikrokastro |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Giagkova was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[2][3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 143 people in the village, and 150 inhabitants (35 families) were Muslim in 1923.[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Giagkova were from Pontus (36) in 1926.[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 124 village inhabitants.[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 35 (126 people).[4] The village was abolished on 16 October 1940.[5]
References
edit- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Giagkova – Mesopotamon". Pandektis. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 347.
- ^ Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 82. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-09-02.