Alexandroupolis (English spelling)

Japanese: アレクサンドルーポリス(英語表記)Alexandroúpolis
Alexandroupolis (English spelling)
A town in northeastern Greece, near the border with Turkey. Population 34,535 (1981). There is a railway station between Thessaloniki and Istanbul, an airport, and a small artificial port. The current name has been in place since 1911, and during the Turkish period it was called Dedeagatch. Nearby are the remains of Trajannopolis, a stop station in the Roman Empire. Samothrace Island, famous for the unearthing of a statue of the goddess of victory (Nike), is 30km off the coast of the town and is connected by ferry. [Ikezawa Natsuki]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ギリシア北東部,トルコとの国境に近い町。人口3万4535(1981)。テッサロニキ~イスタンブール間の鉄道の駅,空港,小さな人工の港がある。現在の名称は1911年以来のもので,トルコ領時代にはデデアガチDedeagatchと呼ばれた。近くにローマ帝国の宿駅トラヤノポリスの跡がある。また〈勝利の女神(ニケ)〉像の出土で有名なサモトラケ島はこの町の沖合30kmで,便船の連絡がある。【池沢 夏樹】

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