Greeks in Bulgaria
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Greeks in Bulgaria constitute the eighth-largest ethnic minority in Bulgaria. They number 1,356 according to the 2011 census. They are estimated at around 25,000 by Greek organizations and around 28,5
Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George in Sofia, Bulgaria
A Greek tombstone from 1775 (Burgas Archaeological Museum)
Iliad Venetus A folio 37v Book II 681 685
Sarakatsani
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The Sarakatsani, also called Karakachani, are an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, sout
Greeks in Bulgaria
…2011 census. They are estimated at around 25,000 by Greek organizations and around 28,500 by the Greek government. These larger estimates include the Sarakatsani community, the descendants of the post-WWII Greek emigrants, and other Greek citizens living in Bulgaria as students, businessmen, consorts etc. Today…
Sarakatsani children in Kotel, Bulgaria
Sarakatsani men in West Macedonia, Greece, in 1935
A reconstructed Sarakatsani hamlet in Skamneli village, in Epirus, Greece
The seat of the federation of Bulgaria's Sarakatsani in Sliven