Mesopotamo, Kozani

Mesopotamo (Greek: Μεσοπόταμο, before 1927: Γιάγκοβα – Giagkova),^[1] was a village in Kozani Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It was part of the community of Mikrokastro.

Mesopotamo
Settlement
Mesopotamo
Coordinates: 40°13′41″N 21°31′19″E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Voio
Municipal unit	Siatista
Community	Mikrokastro
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

Giagkova was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^[2][3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 143 people in the village, and 150 inhabitants (35 families) were Muslim in 1923.^[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Giagkova were from Pontus (36) in 1926.^[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 124 village inhabitants.^[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 35 (126 people).^[4] The village was abolished on 16 October 1940.^[5]

References

1. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Giagkova – Mesopotamon". Pandektis. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 347.
3. Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
4. Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 82. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
5. "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-09-02.