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Kalevras Greek Sculptor · 1929–2011
The Akritas of Kavala

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The Akritas of Kavala

Ο Ακρίτας της Καβάλας

A monument associated with the Pontian Cultural Society ‘O Akritas’ of Kryoneri. It is a fixed point for the region’s annual commemorations of the Pontian Greek genocide and presents the akritas, the frontier guard, as a symbolic sentinel over the city. Photograph: Kavala Post.

LocationKryoneri, near the Courthouse, Kavala

Documentation sourceKavala Post, The Akritas overlooking the city