Toumba (Thessaloniki)
Neighborhood of Thessaloniki, Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Toumba (Greek: Τούμπα) is a district in eastern Thessaloniki, Greece. It is densely built-up and is divided into Ano Toumba and Kato Toumba (Upper and Lower Toumba) by a flume, and it is part of 4th Division of Thessaloniki Municipality.
In archaeology the term Toumba stands for the mounds created by prehistoric settlements. They were mistaken for barrows, hence the name that is derived from the word tomb, but excavations show that they are tells. The mound that rises in the area gave the neighbourhood its name.