Fylakio (Greek: Φυλάκιο) is a village in the Evros regional unit of northeast Greece. Fylakio is in the municipal unit of Kyprinos. In 2021 the population was 867 for the community, including the villages Ammovouno and Keramos. It is located on the right bank of the river Ardas, about halfway between Ivaylovgrad (Bulgaria) and Edirne (Turkey).
Population
Year
Village population
Community population
1981
-
1,015
1991
555
-
2001
473
947
2011
595
971
2021
635
867
History
Towards the end of Ottoman rule, Fylakio's inhabitants were 3/4 Bulgarian and 1/4 Turkish. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. Greek refugees from Asia Minor arrived in the village following the end of the war.
Fylakio detention center
Fylakio detention center for immigrants, refugees that has been arrested in the Greek-Turkish borders.
South east of the village there is an immigration detention center housing people arrested for illegally crossing the nearby border with Turkey.[2]
