Rhodope Prefecture Νομός Ροδόπης
Periphery	East Macedonia and Thrace
Capital	Komotini
Population	112,883 (2005) Ranked 31st
Area	2,543 km² Ranked 24th
Population density	44.4/km² Ranked 36th
Number of provinces	2
Number of municipalities	9
Number of communities	3
Postal codes	69x xx
Area codes	255x0
Licence plate code	ΚΟ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-73
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Rhodope (Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodopi) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is within the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery and in central Thrace. The Papingio mountains cover the northern part which is part of the Rhodope mountains in which the prefecture is named after. The prefecture is bounded with Xanthi to the west, the Evros Prefecture to the east and Bulgaria with the Kurdzhali Province to the north. The mountains covers the north and most of the east. The rest of the land are mainly farmlands including forests and grasslands. File links The following pages link to this file: Rodhopi Categories: GFDL images ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the eastern part of Greek Macedonia along with Thrace. ... Komotini (or Komotene Greek: Κομοτηνή, Turkish: Gümülcine, Bulgarian: Гюмюрджина (Gyumyurdjina)) is a city in north-eastern Greece. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... This page as shown in the aol 9. ... 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... East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the eastern part of Greek Macedonia along with Thrace. ... In Greek mythology, Queen Rhodope of Thrace was the wife of Haemus. ... Xanthi (Greek: Ξάνθη) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Evros (Greek: Έβρος) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece and is the northernmost. ... Kurdzhali province shown within Bulgaria Kurdzhali (Cyrillic: Кърджалийска област Kurdzhalyska oblast) is a province of southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece with the Greek prefectures of Xanthi and Rodhopi to the south and east. ...

The capital of the prefecture is the city of Komotini. The second largest city is Sapes. Komotini (or Komotene Greek: Κομοτηνή, Turkish: Gümülcine, Bulgarian: Гюмюрджина (Gyumyurdjina)) is a city in north-eastern Greece. ... Sapes is the second largest city in the Rhodope prefecture of Greece. ...

The greatest part of the only officially recognized religious minority in Greece, the Greek Muslim minority, is settled in this area. There has been considerable discourse between Greece and Turkey concerning the issue of whether the minority is a religious or an ethnic one. The Greek state recognizes this group as a religious minority of Greek Muslims, whereas the Turkish state regards them as Turkish Muslims. The term refers to a religious minority in western Thrace, in north-east Greece. ...

Climate

The areas that mainly get Mediterranean climate is at the southern and the central portion. Its climate is mainly continental with cold winters in higher elevations and the northern part.

Transportation

• GR-2/E90, Egnatia Highway, old and new, W, Cen., E, SE
• GR-53

Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gaius Ignatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ancient Via Egnatia route Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gnaeus Egnatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ...

Municipalities and communities

See also: List of settlements in the Rhodope prefecture Komotini (or Komotene Greek: Κομοτηνή, Turkish: Gümülcine, Bulgarian: Гюмюрджина (Gyumyurdjina)) is a city in north-eastern Greece. ... Sapes is the second largest city in the Rhodope prefecture of Greece. ... List of settlements in the Rhodope Prefecture in Greece: // A-B Agioi Theodoroi Aigiros Amaranta Amaxades Amfia Amvrosia Aratos Ardia Arisvi Arogi Arriana Arsakio Asomati C-D Chamilo Komotinis in the province of Komotini Chamilo Sapon, in the province of Sapes Chloi Darmeni Dialampi Dioni Dokos Drania Drosoni Drymi Dymi...

External links

• Rhodope Internet Portal

Capes and points

• Cape Kourousmilou