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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Soufli&#039;&#039;&#039; is a municipality and town in [[Evros prefecture]], [[Thrace]], [[Greece]]. It is built on the eastern foothills of Profitis Elias Hill and is situated roughly in the middle of the prefecture since it is 65km north of [[Alexandroupolis]] and 50km south of [[Nea Orestiada]]. It lies barely 500m from the [[Evros River]] and the Greco-Turkish border.<br /> <br /> Soufli has been inhabited since the days of [[Alexander the Great]] judging by the artifacts that were found nearby. However, it is first mentioned - as &quot;Sufulu&quot; - by Turkish geographer Celebi in 1667.<br /> <br /> By the [[19th Century]], Soufli developed into the administrative seat of a rich area - on both sides of the Evros River - of some 60,000 inhabitants. It developed into a centre of the silk industry though it was also known for the manufacture of horse-drawn carriages as well as the production of wine.<br /> <br /> The economy of Soufli suffered greatly by the [[Balkan Wars]] and [[World War I]]. After [[1922]] when [[Thrace]] was partitioned along the Evros River, it also lost its markets in [[Eastern Thrace|Turkish Thrace]].<br /> <br /> The populations of Soufli has steadily declined due the fall of the traditional natural silk industry. Many Soufliotes have had to migrate to the larger cities of [[Greece]] or abroad.<br /> <br /> ==Population==<br /> *[[1940]] - 8,127<br /> *[[1951]] - 7,435 <br /> *[[1961]] - 7,586<br /> *[[1971]] - 6,214<br /> *[[1981]] - 5,587<br /> *[[1991]] - 5,015<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Thrace]]<br /> [[Category:Evros prefecture]]</div>

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