Echinos
Echinos (; , Shahin) is a village and a community in the municipality Myki. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Myki, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 2,780 inhabitants in the community. The community of Echinos covers an area of 85.691 km2.
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Place details
- Locality
- Εχίνος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 2,162
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Echinos (; , Shahin) is a village and a community in the municipality Myki. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Myki, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 2,780 inhabitants in the community. The community of Echinos covers an area of 85.691 km2.
== History == thumb|right|150px|Karaca Ahmet Tekke Mosque in Echinos. According to the legend Echinos was founded during the 1360s by Lala Shahin Pasha, hence its old name Shahin.
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