Evros

English Etymology From en el Έβρος, from en grc Ἕβρος, from en txh *Ebrus - wide or txh ebros - splasher. Pronunciation en /ˈɛv.ɹəʊs/ UK en /ˈɛv.ɹoʊs/ US,Canada Proper noun en A <<river>> in southeastern <<cont/Europe>> that flows through <<c/Bulgaria>> and down the border between <<c/Greece,Turkey>> before emptying into the Aegean Sea. en Meriç <qq:from Turkish> Maritsa <qq:from Bulgarian> Maritza en NASA NASA Floods Along the Evros (Meric) River https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/6397/floods-along-the-evros-meric-river March 11, 2025 NASA Earth Observatory March 24, 2006 Rain and melting snow combined to push the Evros (Meric) River over its banks in March 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20251209172902/https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/6397/floods-along-the-evros-meric-river 9 December 2025 en Amnesty International Amnesty International Greece: Pushbacks and violence against refugees and migrants are de facto border policy https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/06/greece-pushbacks-and-violence-against-refugees-and-migrants-are-de-facto-border-policy/ March 11, 2025 amnesty.org press release June 23, 2021 [H]e and his group were forced off the boat and into the water near an islet in the middle of the Evros river [...] https://web.archive.org/web/20260929162502/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/06/greece-pushbacks-and-violence-against-refugees-and-migrants-are-de-facto-border-policy/ 29 September 2026 en A <<runit>> in <<r/East Macedonia and Thrace>>, <<c/Greece>>, named after the river. en Amnesty International Amnesty International Greece: Pushbacks and violence against refugees and migrants are de facto border policy https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/06/greece-pushbacks-and-violence-against-refugees-and-migrants-are-de-facto-border-policy/ March 11, 2025 amnesty.org press release June 23, 2021 People are also being apprehended and detained far into the Greek mainland before being returned to the Evros region to be illegally returned. https://web.archive.org/web/20260929162502/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/06/greece-pushbacks-and-violence-against-refugees-and-migrants-are-de-facto-border-policy/ 29 September 2026