Statistics
Periphery:	East Macedonia and Thrace
Capital:	Xanthi
Area:	1,793 km²
Elevation:	Lowest: Aegean Sea Highest: northwestern part)
Inhabitants:	101,510(20011)
Population density:	56.61/km²
ISO 3166-2:	GR-72
FIPS code:	GR03
Car designation:	AH
Code for the municipalities:	39xx
Number of municipalities:	6
Number of independent communes:	5
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	XN
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Xanthi (Greek: Ξάνθη) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is within the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. Xanthi has no or only one province. The capital of the prefecture is also called Xanthi. Xanthi is the smallest prefecture in area and population in all of Thrace and is the westernmost. The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational subdivisions of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea as seen from the island of Santorini The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... ISO 3166-2:GR are ISO 3166-2 codes for Greece. ... FIPS could mean Federal Information Processing Standard, publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Xanthi Categories: GFDL images ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Xanthi (Greek: Ξάνθη) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ...

The north of Xanthi borders with Bulgaria along the Rhodope Mountains. The south borders along the Aegean Sea. The west borders the Kavala to the west, Drama to the northwest and Rodhopi to the east. The mountains of Koula lie to the east and the Papingio to the northeast. The Rhodopes (also spelled Rodopi) are a mountain range, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. ... the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea as seen from the island of Santorini The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... Kavala prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καβάλας Nomos Kavalas) is a prefecture in eastern Macedonia. ... Drama prefecture (Greek: Νομός Δράμας Nomos Dramas) is a prefecture in northeastern Macedonia. ... Rodhopi (Greek: Ροδόπη) or Rodopi is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ...

Of special interest in the Xanthi prefecture are the Byzantine castle around the old town of Xanthi and the subterranean Macedonian tombs in Komnina from the 2nd century BC. During the 19th century, local tobacco production and commerce developed rapidly. The manors of the old city, many of which are still intact, testify to the prosperity of the tobacco merchants of Xanthi during this period. (3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events BC 168 Battle of Pydna -- Macedonian phalanx defeated by Romans BC 148 Rome conquers Macedonia BC 146 Rome destroys Carthage in the Third Punic War BC 146 Rome conquers...

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, Via Egnatia, old and new, SW, Cen., S, SE
• GR-12/E90, W, Cen.
• GR-55

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. ... Via Egnatia 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. ...

Archaeological sites

• Abdera

Abdera can refer to: An old city in Thrace, see Spain, see Abdera, Spain This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Municipalities

Xanthi (Greek: Ξάνθη) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ...

Communities

• See also: Communities of Xanthi