Sindos

Sindos (Greek: Σίνδος; Latin: Sindus; is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Delta. Sindos is home to the main campus of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki and the Industrial Zone of the city. The community Sindos has an area of 47.248 km².[2] The population was 9,289 at the 2011 census.[1]

Sindos Σίνδος
Sindos
Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°48′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Delta
Municipal unit	Echedoros
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Community [1]
• Population	9,289 (2011)
• Area (km^2)	47.248
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

In antiquity, Sindos was noted by Herodotus (vii. 123); and Stephanus of Byzantium as a maritime town of Mygdonia in Macedonia, between Therme and Chalastra.[3] The site of the ancient town is tentatively identified with a location near modern Nea Ankhialos,[4] located at 40°40′12″N 22°48′00″E.[5]

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
3.  Smith, William, ed. (1857). "Sindus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 2. London: John Murray.
4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying.
5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.