Avas

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.933,Lat: 40.95
Elevation	287 meter above sea level
Local time	23:53:36pm
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Αλεξανδρούπολης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alexandroupolis	11.9 km	South
2 Sapai	19.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Makri	19.4 km	SouthWest
4 Silo	20.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ferrai	21 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	289 km	WestNorthWest
2 Athinai	Greece	381 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bucureşti	Romania	388 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Anakiou (3.8 km² at a distance of 50.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 23.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 41%, hill: 59%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Burgas Airport (at a distance of 225 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (at a distance of 11 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Avas in country Greece

Avas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex	Turkey	97 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Troy	Turkey	113 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	139 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
NOTIO DASIKO SYMPLEGMA EVROU	GR	0.1 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alexandroupoli

Type of weather in Alexandroupoli	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	05:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:17 Europe/Amsterdam