Syvota is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece.
Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,010 (2001 census).
The seat of the municipality was in Plataria.
The earliest
recorded inhabitants of the region are the Thesprotians, a Greek tribe of
Epirus. In antiquity, the location was called Sybota and was the site of the
Battle of Sybota.
Today, Syvota town
is a well-developed resort, owing largely to the numerous pristine beaches with
clear waters located on several islets immediately offshore.
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