Sirako

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Sirako (also Sirrako or Syrrako) is a village and community in the prefecture of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece.

Its population was 273 inhabitants, according to the 2001 census.

Sirako is the birthplace of Prime Minister Ioannis Kolettis as well as poet Kostas Krystallis. It is a historic village where the textile industry developed even in pre-independence days, contributing to its wealth.

Sirako was one of two villages in the area that rebelled in 1821 during the Greek War of Independence. It was destroyed and all its inhabitants fled. It was liberated on November 23, 1912 during the First Balkan War.