Zygos: Ζυγός; is a village, part of the municipality of Kavala

Kavala

Kavala , is the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala peripheral unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos...

 in the Kavala peripheral unit, Greece

Greece

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. Population 3,827 (2001).

Location

The village is located approximately 13 km north of Kavala. Zygos after the extensive reformation of administrative structure of Greece under the plan Kallikratis belongs to Municipality of Kavala. Located at the foot-hill of a dense pine forest, at the eastern edge of the Pangaio

Pangaio

Pangaio is a municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, Greece, named after the Pangaion hills. The seat of the municipality is in Eleftheroupoli.-Municipality:...

 valley.

Sports

The village is famous for its football team, named Aris Zygou. Aris Zygou founded in 1933 and ceased to exist because of the World War II

World War II

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. The team refounded in 1946 and it's 4th in the raw of the oldest teams in Kavala. Aris Zygou is among the most successful teams based in villages. Aris Zygou has played in the fourth national league of Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

for two periods 1990-91 and 1991-92. During these years manage to win Kavala Cup in 2006.