Giannitsa Lake ( Greek : Λίμνη Γιαννιτσών ), also known as Loudias Lake ( Greek : Λίμνη Λουδία ) is a former post-glacial lake in Central Macedonia , Greece, south of the town of Giannitsa and north of Gidas (later renamed Alexandreia). It or the surrounding marshland were sometimes called Borboros 'slime' or Borboros Limen . Shallow, swampy, and variable-sized, it was drained from 1928 to 1932 and became agricultural land.
4-586: It was fed by the Loudias River and the plain of Roumlouki stretched to its south. In Bulgarian the lake was called Enidzhevardarsko Lake (Ениджева̀рдарското езеро) or Pazarsko Swamp (Пазарското блато). The Lake played a major role in the Macedonian Struggle between the Greeks and Bulgarians, as it provided hiding places for the armed bands of both sides. The conflict for control of
8-775: Is a river in Central Macedonia that flows through the regional units of Pella and Thessaloniki draining into the Thermaic Gulf through the Axios Delta National Park . Its drainage basin is 1,251 km (483 sq mi). In the past water from the Voras , Vermio and Paiko mountains, flowed into Giannitsa Lake and from there flowed to the Thermaic Gulf . The Loudias now collects water that comes mainly from Mount Paiko and
12-651: The Lake is the central historical event of Penelope Delta 's 1937 novel The Secrets of the Swamp . The lake was drained in 1928-1932 by the New York Foundation Company. This Central Macedonia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Loudias River The Loudias ( Greek : Λουδίας ) or Lydias (Λυδίας), popularly called Mavroneri (Μαυρονέρι, "Blackwater", from its Ottoman Turkish name Kara Asmak قره آصماق)
16-666: The main source is close to Aravissos . A section of the river has been converted into an artificial channel (Channel 66-Moglenitsas), thus enabling the draining of Lake Giannitsa and its marshlands. Throughout the length of about 60 km, the region is fertile. At the city of Giannitsa there is a rowing centre. In 1912, during the First Balkan War , this area became the site of the Battle of Giannitsa . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Media related to Loudias at Wikimedia Commons This article related to
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