Alexandroupolis

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.883,Lat: 40.85
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	8:40:34am
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Αλεξανδρούπολης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Avas	11.9 km	North
2 Makri	12.8 km	West
3 Sapai	23.7 km	NorthWest
4 Ferrai	24.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Maronia	30.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	294 km	WestNorthWest
2 Athinai	Greece	369 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	389 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Alexandroupolis lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction SouthSouthEast).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 47.9 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 18.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is .
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Burgas Airport (at a distance of 236 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (at a distance of 6.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alexandroupolis in country Greece

Alexandroupolis at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Troy	Turkey	103 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex	Turkey	109 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	136 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
THALASSIA PERIOCHI THRAKIS	GR	0.8 km	SouthEast

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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:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	05:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:13 Europe/Amsterdam