Syvota (Greek: Σύβοτα) is a municipality in Thesprotia, Greece with a population of 3,010 inhabitants (2001 census). The seat of the municipality is in Plataria. The coastal village of Syvota (Albanian: Murto or Vola), part of the modern municipality, was home to Cham Albanians before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with the Axis Powers forces.  In antiquity, the location was called Sybota, and was the site of the Battle of Sybota.

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Thesprotia (Greek: Θεσπρωτία) is one of the prefectures of Greece in the periphery of Epirus. Its capital is Igoumenitsa. Thesprotia is bounded by Albania to the north, the prefecture of Ioannina to the east and Preveza prefecture in the south. It is one of the smallest Greek prefectures in terms of area and population. There are three rural inhabitants for every two urban citizens.

Much of the prefecture is mountainous. Most farmland is located in the valleys in the central, southern and the western part. Two of Thesprotia's rivers are legendary: The Kalamas River (Thiames) and the Acheron of Greek mythology, lined with reedbeds and plane trees.

In 1996, construction began on a new highway, Greece Interstate 4, officially called Egnatia Odos. The road, which links the Ionian coast to Thessaloniki, was fully paved by the early 2000s and opened to traffic in 2004. Other important roads in Thesprotia include the GR-19 and GR-6.

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