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The Katara Pass or Metsovo Pass is a mountain pass in the Pindus mountains in northern Greece. It is 5 km northeast of the town Metsovo. Situated on the border of Epirus and Thessaly, it forms the divide between the river basins of the Aoos to the southwest and the Pineios to the east. Its elevation is about 1,705 m (5,594 ft) making it one of the highest in the nation. The Greek National Road 6 crosses the Katara Pass. With the opening of the Egnatia Odos motorway which passes through tunnels further south, traffic has sharply declined.
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Graikochori is a village in the district of Thesprotia in Epirus, Greece. It is within the Igoumenitsa municipality. In the 2011 census the village had a population of 1,904 inhabitants.
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