If you go downtown Athens, Syntagma precisely, and go up the stairs of the metro, you will see strange dressed soldiers walking in an even stranger way in a small square on the other side of the street. I had to video tape them on my camera:
They are called Evzones and they are the Presidential guard. The video I took is at the tomb of the unknown soldier. They can be found in other place. Read more here.
I can assume that I can make a comparison of the Evzones to our Jordan Royal Guard that guard the inside of the royal court. Here are some pictures of them. Unfortunately I was not able to find more information about them on the internet. The distinguishing thing about them is the way they dress and that they are Circassians. Jordanian Circassians form 1% of the Jordanian community population.
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