Μακεδονία Makedonía Macedonia
(Greek national flag) (Macedonian flag) Anthem: Μακεδονία ξακουστή ("Famous Macedonia")
Country:	Greece
Capital:	Thessaloniki
Peripheries:	West Macedonia Central Macedonia East Macedonia
Population:	2,424,765 (2001 census) 2,625,681 (2006 estimate)
Area:	34,231 km²
Population density:	77/km²
Website:	Ministry for Macedonia–Thrace

Macedonia (pronounced /ˌmæsəˈdoʊnɪə/, Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonia), is a geographical and historical region of Greece in southeastern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region. Together with the regions of Thessaly and Thrace, it is often referred to informally as northern Greece. It is located at coordinates 40°45′N, 22°54′E. This article is about the use of the name Macedonia and its derivatives. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 (Naval Flag 1822-1828, Sea Flag 1828-1969; 1975-1978 (Flag Ratio 7:12), National Flag 1969-1975; 1978 to date) The flag of Greece (Greek: , popularly referred to as the Γαλανόλευκη or the Κυανόλευκη, the blue-white) is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia. ... Flag of Macedonia. ... An anthem is a composition to an English religious text sung in the context of an Anglican service. ... This is the Famous Macedonia, anthem of the Greek province of Macedonia, for the anthem of the Republic of Macedonia see Denes nad Makedonija. ... Image File history File links LocationMacedonia-HEL-1-z. ... Image File history File links Macedonia_greece_overview. ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. ... Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the central part of Greek Macedonia. ... East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the eastern part of Greek Macedonia along with Thrace. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Thrace or Greek Thrace or West Thrace or Western Thrace (Greek Θράκη or Ελληνική Θράκη or Δυτική Θράκη, Thrákı or Ellınıki Thrákı or Dıtıki Thrákı; Turkish Trakya or Yunan Trakyası or Batı Trakya) is the part of Thrace located between the rivers Nestos and Evros in northeastern Greece. ...

Its territory covers most of the region of ancient Macedonia, including the birthplace of Alexander the Great. Its name was later imparted to a wider Balkan region that became known in modern times as Macedonia of which it forms 52.4% of the land and 52.9% of the population. It was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912. In 1913, most of the Ottoman lands in Europe (including Macedonia) were divided between the surrounding countries of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania and Montenegro. The new borders between Greece and the Ottoman Empire were reconfirmed in the Treaty of Athens, in 1913. Ancient Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (Greek ) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Balkan redirects here. ... Ottoman redirects here. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... This article is about the country in Europe. ...

History

Main articles: Macedonia (region), Macedon, and Ancient Greece#The rise of Macedon

Alexander the Great

Map of the Macedonian Empire.

Ancient Macedon's regions and towns, prior to the 4th century BC

The history of Macedonia dates far back, from ancient to modern Greece. It began with the Kingdom of Macedon, (reorganised by Philip II), through the empire of Alexander the Great, continuing within the Roman and Byzantine empires, the domination of the Ottomans (from 14th century until 1912) and the Balkan Wars. This article is about the region spanning several countries in southeastern Europe. ... Ancient Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (Greek ) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ... The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... Seal of Thessaloniki, Greece. ... Seal of Thessaloniki, Greece. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x961, 805 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Alexander the Great User:Macedonia User:Asteraki ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x961, 805 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Alexander the Great User:Macedonia User:Asteraki ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1226x832, 168 KB) Map of the Macedonian kingdom. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1226x832, 168 KB) Map of the Macedonian kingdom. ... The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... For other uses, see Greece (disambiguation). ... Ancient Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (Greek ) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ... Philip II of Macedon: victory medal (niketerion) struck in Tarsus, 2nd c. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Ottoman redirects here. ... Combatants  Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Commanders Ottoman Empire: Nizam PaÅŸa, Zeki PaÅŸa, Esat PaÅŸa, Abdullah PaÅŸa, Ali Rıza PaÅŸa Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Serbia:Radomir Putnik, Petar...

Modern history

Main articles: History of modern Greece, History of modern Macedonia, Greek Struggle for Macedonia, Balkan Wars, Greek Civil War, and Macedonian Question

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Etymology

Main articles: Macedonia (region)#Etymology of the name of Macedonia and Makednos

There are three theories for the etymology of the name Macedonia: This article is about the region spanning several countries in southeastern Europe. ... For the Greek municipality see Makednos (municipality). ...

1. According to ancient Greek mythology, Macedon was the name of the first phylarch (tribal chief) of the tribe that initially settled western, southern and central Macedonia and founded the kingdom of Macedon.
2. According to Herodotus, the Makednoí were a tribe of the Dorians. The name probably derives from the Doric noun μάκος mākos (Attic and modern Greek μάκρος mákros and μήκος mēkos), meaning "length", and the Doric adjective μακεδνός makednós, meaning "tall", since both the Macedonians (Makedónes) and their Makednoí tribal ancestors were regarded as tall people. The adjective is used by Homer in Odyssey (7.105f), to describe a tall poplar tree, and by Aristophanes in his comedy the Birds, to describe a wall built around their imaginary city.
3. An unattested hypothesis suggests that the name Makedónes may mean "highlanders", from a hypothetical Macedonian bahuvrihi *μακι-κεδόνες *maki-kedónes "of the high earth". However, there is serious argumentation against this hypothesis.

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Local government

Macedonia is divided into three peripheries comprising thirteen prefectures or nomoi. The prefectures are further divided into demoi (municipalities) or koinotetes (roughly equivalent to British or Australian shires). The geographical region of Macedonia also includes the male-only autonomous monastic republic of Mount Athos, but this is not part of the Macedonia precincts. Indeed, Mount Athos lies outside the jurisdiction of most Greek and European laws. Due to the whole mountain's monastic status, it is inaccessible to women. The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... In biology, a deme (rhymes with team) is another word for a local population of organisms of one species that actively interbreed with one another and share a distinct gene pool. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... For information on the fictional Shire of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, see Shire (Middle-earth) A shire is an administrative area of Great Britain. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... Monasticism (from Greek: monachos—a solitary person) is the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote ones life to spiritual work. ... Capital Karyes Official languages Koine Greek, Church Slavonic, Modern Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian (both liturgical and civil use), Modern Greek (civil use) Government  -  Head of State2 Dora Bakoyannis  -  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Area  -  Total 390 km²  150 sq mi  Population  -   estimate 2,250  Demonyms: Athonite, Hagiorite (English); Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης (Greek). ... EU redirects here. ...

They are overseen by the national government's Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace. Macedonia borders the neighboring peripheries of Thessaly, Thrace and Epirus. The three Macedonian peripheries and their prefectures are: The Minister for Macedonia–Thrace of Greece is the government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of Macedonia–Thrace. ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Thrace or Greek Thrace or West Thrace or Western Thrace (Greek Θράκη or Ελληνική Θράκη or Δυτική Θράκη, Thrákı or Ellınıki Thrákı or Dıtıki Thrákı; Turkish Trakya or Yunan Trakyası or Batı Trakya) is the part of Thrace located between the rivers Nestos and Evros in northeastern Greece. ... Epirus (Greek: Ήπειρος, Ípiros), is a periphery in northwestern Greece. ...

Map of Macedonia	Number	Periphery	Capital	Area	Population
	Total	West Macedonia	Kozani	9,451 km²	301,522
	1	Kastoria Prefecture	Kastoria	1,720 km²	53,483
	2	Florina Prefecture	Florina	1,924 km²	54,768
	3	Kozani Prefecture	Kozani	3,516 km²	155,324
	4	Grevena Prefecture	Grevena	2,291 km²	37,947
	Total	Central Macedonia	Thessaloniki	18,811 km²	1,871,952
	5	Pella Prefecture	Edessa	2,506 km²	145,797
	6	Imathia Prefecture	Veria	1,701 km²	143,618
	7	Pieria Prefecture	Katerini	1,516 km²	129,846
	8	Kilkis Prefecture	Kilkis	2,519 km²	89,056
	9	Thessaloniki Prefecture	Thessaloniki	3,683 km²	1,057,825
	10	Chalkidiki Prefecture	Polygyros	2,918 km²	104,894
	11	Serres Prefecture	Serres	3.968 km²	200,916
	Total	East Macedonia (Part of East Macedonia and Thrace)	Kavala	5,579 km²	249,029
	12	Drama Prefecture	Drama	3,468 km²	103,975
	13	Kavala Prefecture	Kavala	2,111 km²	145,054
	-	Mount Athos (Autonomous)	Karyes	390 km²	2,262
	Total	Macedonia	Thessaloniki	34,231 km²	2,424,765[1]

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Geography

Macedonia.

Modern Macedonia in Modern Greece.

Ancient Macedonia prior to expansions in Modern Greece

Macedonia covers an area of some 34,231 km² (13,216.7 sq mi). High ground makes up much of the region with mountains reaching up to 2,917 metres (9,570 ft); extensive fertile plains lie along the Aegean Sea coast. Macedonia is traversed by the valleys of the Aliakmon, Axios, Nestos, and Strymonas rivers, all of which drain into the Aegean. It borders the countries of Albania, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Bulgaria, and the Greek regions of Epirus, Thessaly and Thrace. The offshore island of Thasos is within the precincts of Macedonia; together with Samothrace, they belong to the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη).^[2] Image File history File links Macedonia_greece. ... Image File history File links Macedonia_greece. ... Image File history File links LocationMacedonia-HEL-1-z. ... Image File history File links LocationMacedonia-HEL-1-z. ... The region called Macedonia (or Makedonia) in Greece is a large section of the north-northwestern part of the country which collectivally with Thrace, is forming Northern Greece. ... For other uses, see Greece (disambiguation). ... Ancient Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (Greek ) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ... For other uses, see Greece (disambiguation). ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Look up Aegean Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Ali kmon (Greek: Αλιάκμων) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of 322 km (200 miles). ... Vardar in Skopje Axios redirects here. ... Mesta (Bulgarian: Места) or Nestos (Greek: Νέστος) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. ... Strymonas (Στρυμώνας) is a municipality in the Serres Prefecture, Greece, named after the river Strymonas. ... Epirus (Greek: Ήπειρος, Ípiros), is a province or periphery in northwestern Greece. ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Thrace or Greek Thrace or West Thrace or Western Thrace (Greek Θράκη or Ελληνική Θράκη or Δυτική Θράκη, Thrákı or Ellınıki Thrákı or Dıtıki Thrákı; Turkish Trakya or Yunan Trakyası or Batı Trakya) is the part of Thrace located between the rivers Nestos and Evros in northeastern Greece. ... Thasos or Thassos (Greek: Θάσος, Ottoman Turkish: طاشوز Taşöz, Bulgarian: ) is an island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos (during the Ottoman times Kara-Su). ... Coordinates 40°29′ N 25°31′ E Country Greece Periphery East Macedonia and Thrace Prefecture Evros Population 2,723 source (2001) Area 178. ...

The region has a population of 2,492,232^[1] and its capital and largest city is Thessaloniki, with a city population of around 363,987,^[1] and a metropolitan area of around 1 million people. Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ...

Since World War II, Greek Macedonia is sometimes called Aegean Macedonia, a term introduced by Tito in 1945 to lay claim on Greek Macedonia and in the build up to the Greek civil war. Although this term is now used mostly by Macedonian Slavs and occasionally in historical contexts, it is strongly disliked by many Greeks (particularly Macedonians), who remember that after WWII, Tito's communist Yugoslavia began to remove the 'Greek' qualifying term in order to justify territorial claims against Greek Macedonia. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Languages Macedonian Religions predominantly Macedonian Orthodox, but also some Muslim, Protestant, Serbian Orthodox,and others The Macedonians[18] (Macedonian: , Тransliteration: ) also referred to as Macedonian Slavs[19] are a South Slavic ethnic group who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Vergina Sun, a symbol widely used by Greek Macedonians, both in Greece and in the diaspora. ... irredentism is position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity and/or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. ...

The capital

Thessaloniki, Thessalonica or Salonica (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia and the second-largest city of Greece. It is also the capital of the Thessaloniki prefecture and the capital of the EU region (or, synonymously, Greek periphery) of Central Macedonia. Today's population of the city's metropolitan area is around 1,000,000. Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... Greek ( IPA: or simply IPA: — Hellenic) has a documented history of 3,500 years, the longest of any single natural language in the Indo-European language family. ... Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagana and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. ... This article is on the political entity. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the central part of Greek Macedonia. ... The Thessaloniki metropolitan area, has traditionally consisted of the municipality of Thessaloniki and its immediate surroundings. ...

The city was founded circa 315 BC by Cassander, the King of Macedon (Μακεδών), on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and twenty six other local villages. He named it after his wife Thessalonica, the sister of Alexander the Great. She gained her name from her father, Philip II of Macedon, to commemorate her birth on the day of his gaining a victory (Gr. Nike) over the Phocians, who were defeated with the help of Thessalian horsemen, the best in Greece at that time. Thessaloniki means the "victory of Thessalians" (where Thessalians derives from Thessaly which means thesi alos, i.e. "a land that was sea").  Kingdom of Cassander Other diadochi  Kingdom of Seleucus  Kingdom of Lysimachus  Kingdom of Ptolemy  Epirus Other  Carthage  Rome  Greek colonies Cassander (in Greek, Κάσσανδρος — Kassandros, ca. ... Ancient Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (Greek ) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ... Therma (Therme) was a town in ancient Mygdonia (which was later incorporated into Macedon), situated at the northeastern extremity of a great gulf of the Aegean Sea, the Thermaic Gulf. ... Thessalonice or Thessalonike (in Greek Θεσσαλονικη), a Macedonian princess, was a daughter of king Philip II of Macedon, by his wife or concubine, Nicesipolis of Pherae. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Philip II of Macedon: victory medal (niketerion) struck in Tarsus, 2nd c. ... Phocis (Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s, also Phokida, Phokis) is an ancient district of central Greece. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ...

The Apostle Paul landed at Thessaloníki (after Kavala and before Veria) on his second voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11), and in Byzantine times the city was called symbasileousa 'συμβασιλεύουσα' (co-queen) by the Greeks. Byzantine Greek brothers Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius were born in Thessaloníki. Paul of Tarsus (b. ... Kavala (also seen as Kavála, Kavalla, (Greek) (2001 pop. ... Veria is also a settlement in the prefecture of Laconia, see Veria, Laconia, and a commune in France, see Véria, Jura. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Byzantine Greek is an archaic variant of Greek language derived from Koine which was used by the administration of the Byzantine Empire from 395 until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. ... Saint Cyril (Greek: Κύριλλος , Church Slavonic: Кирилъ) (827 - February 14, 869) was a Byzantine Greek monk, scholar, theologian, and linguist. ... Saint Methodius (Greek: Μεθόδιος; Church Slavonic Мефодии) (b. ...

Thessaloníki was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1430 to 1912. Thessaloniki was the main "prize" of the First Balkan War, as a result of which it was united with Greece on October 26, 1912. This date has an immense importance for the city as, in addition to the aforementioned historic event of the unification, it also marks the nameday of Saint Demetrius, its patron Saint. Thessaloniki is a thriving, vibrant city and its commercial port is of a strategic importance for Greece. It is a major economic, industrial, commercial and cultural center as well as a transportation hub in southeastern Europe. The city hosts a large student population and it is widely renowned for its large number of monuments of Byzantine architecture as well as its eminent nightlife. Ottoman redirects here. ... Belligerents Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Montenegro Serbia Commanders Nazim Pasha, Zekki Pasha, Essad Pasha, Abdullah Pasha, Ali Rizah Pasha Ivan Fichev, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev, Georgi Todorov Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis King Nicholas I, Prince Danilo Petrović, Mitar Martinović, Janko Vukotić Radomir Putnik... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. ...

Climate

Main article: Climate of Greece

View of Mount Olympus (2,917 metres (9,570 ft)) from the town of Litochoro.

The statue of Alexander the Great in Thessaloniki sea front.

The climate of Macedonia can be categorised into two types that influence well-defined regions of its territory. The two distinct types are the Alpine and the Temperate/Mediterranean types. The Alpine type is dominant mainly in the mountainous areas of Western Macedonia and the Temperate/Mediterranean type affects Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace; it features cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers. The lowest temperature officially measured in Greece was recorded at Ptolemaida, in Western Macedonia, and was −27.8 °C (−18.0 °F). The climate in Greece is predominantly Mediterranean. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Olympus_Litochoro. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Olympus_Litochoro. ... This article is about the Greek mountain. ... Litochoro (Greek, Modern: Λιτόχωρο, Ancient/Katharevousa Λιτόχωρον, older form: Litochoron) is a town and municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Pieria, famous for beeing on the roots of Mount Olympus. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 237 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Alexander the Great ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 237 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Alexander the Great ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. ... Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the central part of Greek Macedonia. ... East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the eastern part of Greek Macedonia along with Thrace. ... Coordinates 40°31′ N 21°41′ E Country Greece Periphery West Macedonia Prefecture Kozani Population 36,393 source (2001) Elevation 600 m Postal code 502 00 Area code 24630 Licence plate code ΚΖ Website ptolemaida. ... West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. ...

Economy and Transport

Despite its rugged terrain, Macedonia possesses some of the richest farmland in Greece in the plain of Drama and the valleys of the Strimon and Axios. A wide variety of foodstuffs and cash crops are grown, including rice, wheat, beans, olives, cotton, tobacco, fruit, grapes, wine and other alcoholic beverages. Food processing and textile weaving constitute the principal manufacturing industries. Tourism is a major industry along the coast, particularly in the Chalcidice peninsula, the island of Thasos and the northern approaches to Mount Olympus. Many tourists originate from Greece's immediate neighbors. For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat Wheat For the indie rock group, see Wheat (band). ... This article is on the plant. ... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... Tourist redirects here. ... Chalkidikí or Chalcidice (in Greek: Χαλκιδική, alternative romanizations Khalkidhikí) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Thasos or Thassos (Greek: Θάσος, Ottoman Turkish: طاشوز Taşöz, Bulgarian: ) is an island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos (during the Ottoman times Kara-Su). ... This article is about the Greek mountain. ...

Thessaloniki is a major port city and industrial center; Kavala is the other harbor of Macedonia. Apart from the principal airport at Thessaloniki (Makedonia Airport), airports also exist in Kavala (M.Alexandros Airport), Kozani (Filippos Airport), and Kastoria (Aristotelis Airport). The "Via Egnatia" motorway crosses the full distance of Macedonia, linking its main cities. Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... For other uses, see Port (disambiguation). ... Kavala (also seen as Kavála, Kavalla, (Greek) (2001 pop. ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... Makedonia Airport is about 15 km SE of the city centre of Thessaloniki. ... Kavala (also seen as Kavála, Kavalla, (Greek) (2001 pop. ... Kavala International Airport, Megas Alexandros (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας, Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) or Alexander The Great International Airport (IATA: KVA, ICAO: LGKV) is located in northern Greece, Kavala prefecture, eastern Macedonia. ... Kozani (Greek: ), is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani Prefecture and of West Macedonia periphery. ... The Kozani Airport Filippos operates from the decade 1950. ... Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. ... Kastoria National Airport (also known as Aristotelis) is an airport in Kastoria, Greece (IATA: KSO, ICAO: LGKA). ... Route of Greek National Road 2 For the ancient Roman road of the same name, see Via Egnatia. ...

Culture

Main article: Culture of Greece

See also: List of Greeks, List of Macedonians (Greek), List of ancient Macedonians, and List of kings of Macedon

The Culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginnings in the Mycenaean and Minoan Civilizations, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, through the influence of the Roman Empire and its Greek Eastern successor the Byzantine Empire. ... This is a list of Greek people. ... This is a list of Makedones,Μακεδόνες,Greek Macedonians. ... This is a list of ancient Macedonians. ... Macedon (also known as Macedonia) was an ancient kingdom in the present-day territory of region Macedonia in northern Greece and a small part of the Republic of Macedonia, inhabited by the Ancient Macedonians. ...

Macedonian cuisine

Main article: Macedonian cuisine (Greek)

See also: Macedonian salad

This article is about the cuisine of Greek Macedonia. ... Macedonia is a name for salad in some countries. ...

Macedonian music

Main article: Music of Macedonia

See also: Famous Macedonia

Music of Macedonia is the music of Macedonia, which is a geographical region of Southeastern Europe now divided among Greece, Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria with minor parts in Albania and Serbia. ... This is the Famous Macedonia, anthem of the Greek province of Macedonia, for the anthem of the Republic of Macedonia see Denes nad Makedonija. ...

Demographics

Stavronikita monastery in Mount Athos.

Church of Panagia Chalkeon. -A classic example of Byzantine Architecture in Thessaloniki.

Kastoria, one of the most picturesque towns in Macedonia.

Macedonians protest in Thessaloniki against what they view as the appropriation of their name and heritage, in reference to the Macedonia naming dispute.

Apogevmatini headline quoting Kostas Karamanlis:
"I myself am a Macedonian, just as 2.5 million Greeks are Macedonians."

The inhabitants are overwhelmingly ethnic Greeks and most are Greek Orthodox Christians. From the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, the ethnic composition of the region of Macedonia is characterized by uncertainty both about numbers and identification. The 1904 Ottoman census of Hilmi Pasha recorded 373,227 Greeks and 204,317 Bulgarians in the vilayet of Selânik (Thessaloniki) alone, while it makes no mention of a Macedonian Slav ethnicity (which at the time was regarded as Bulgarian). According to the same census, Greeks were also dominant in the vilayet of Manastır (Bitola), counting 261,283 Greeks and 178,412 Bulgarians. Hugh Poulton, in his Who Are the Macedonians, notes that "assessing population figures is problematic"^[3] for the territory of Greek Macedonia before its incorporation into the Greek state in 1913.^[3] The area's remaining population was principally composed of Ottoman Turks and also some Jews, and at much smaller numbers of Roma, Albanians and Vlachs. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 704 KB) Stavronikita monastery at Mount Athos, Greece as seen from the South-East. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 704 KB) Stavronikita monastery at Mount Athos, Greece as seen from the South-East. ... Stavronikita monastery, South-East view Stavronikita monastery (Greek: Μονή Σταυρονικήτα) is an orthodox christian monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to St. ... Capital Karyes Official languages Koine Greek, Church Slavonic, Modern Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian (both liturgical and civil use), Modern Greek (civil use) Government  -  Head of State2 Dora Bakoyannis  -  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Area  -  Total 390 km²  150 sq mi  Population  -   estimate 2,250  Demonyms: Athonite, Hagiorite (English); Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης (Greek). ... 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This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... // Macedonia is known to have been inhabited from Neolithic times. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ottoman redirects here. ... Greek Macedonians (alternative names: Macedonian Greeks or simply Macedonians) is the term by which ethnic Greeks originating from Macedonia, particularly Greek Macedonia, are known. ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... Languages Macedonian Religions predominantly Macedonian Orthodox, but also some Muslim, Protestant, Serbian Orthodox,and others The Macedonians[18] (Macedonian: , Тransliteration: ) also referred to as Macedonian Slavs[19] are a South Slavic ethnic group who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia. ... Greek Macedonians (alternative names: Macedonian Greeks or simply Macedonians) is the term by which ethnic Greeks originating from Macedonia, particularly Greek Macedonia, are known. ... Nickname: Motto: Bitolia, babam Bitolia Location of the city of Bitola (red) within the Republic of Macedonia Coordinates: , Government  - Mayor Vladimir Taleski Area  - City 422. ... Greek Macedonians (alternative names: Macedonian Greeks or simply Macedonians) is the term by which ethnic Greeks originating from Macedonia, particularly Greek Macedonia, are known. ... The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkish people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ... Languages Historical Jewish languages Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, others Liturgical langu