LAGKADIKIA CAMP Image: Google Earth/2024 Airbus Official name: Coordinates: Nominal capacity⁸⁰: Operational/actual capacity: Residents: Beneficiaries of reception conditions: Beneficiaries of special reception conditions: Administrative staff: Medical staff: Ratio of residents to medical staff: Distance to nearest health services⁸¹: Distance to nearest urban centre (Thessaloniki): Lagkadikia Controlled Access Facility for the Temporary Accommodation of Asylum Seekers / Ελεγχόμενη Δομή Προσωρινής Φιλοξενίας Αιτούντων Άσυλο Ριτσώνας 40.627579, 23.247886 654 581 503 156 57 7 7 72:1 34 km 34 km History Lagkadikia camp was built on a military site close to the rural village of Lagkadikia in Northern Greece. The camp was opened in 2016 as an ad hoc structure managed jointly by the MoMA and UNHCR and intended to hold the population which was previously accommodated in self-organised camps⁸² in Northern Greece. The facility promised better living conditions⁸³, although some residents reported that the conditions were worse⁸⁴ compared with the self-organised camp at Idomeni. Following an inspection visit in March 2023, the Greek Ombudsperson noted the close proximity of the facility to schools⁸⁵, which sets it apart from other mainland camps. The facility is surrounded by a high concrete wall and barbed wire fences separate the accommodation and services areas within the camp⁸⁶. 20