Thus, Battle of Maritsa occurred at Ormenio (Turkish name:Çirmen(Chernomen)) in Greece but this battle occurred at Sarayakpınar village in Turkey; geographically different places but their similarity for both cities are at the banks of Maritsa River.
The Evros river forms the border with Bulgaria to the east-northeast, with a land boundary lying to the north-northwest.
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Makaza–Nymfaia is the sixth functioning border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Greece, along with Kulata–Promachonas, Ilinden–Exochi, Zlatograd–Thermes, Ivaylovgrad–Kyprinos, and Svilengrad–Ormenio.