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    Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα, Kavála [kaˈvala]) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit...
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  • Thessaloniki Volos Port of Corfu Port of Kavala Port of Alexandroupoli Port of Volos Port of Heraklion Port of Rhodes Port of Rafina Port of Igoumenitsa Transport...
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  • around the port town of Kavala (now in Greece) in eastern Macedonia. The town probably fell into Ottoman hands ca. 1383, shortly after the fall of Serres...
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    Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (category NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union)
    of the two super-prefectures of Drama-Kavala-Xanthi and of Rhodope-Evros into which the five prefectures had been grouped since 1994. The capital of the...
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    the operation of the railway (1895) and improvement of the road network towards the port of Kavala, led to an increase in the population of the city and...
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  • Rhein mbH Port of Piraeus, Athens Port of Thessaloniki Port of Volos Port of Alexandroupoli Port of Heraklion Port of Kavala Port of Chennai Port of Kollam...
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    [ˈoli(m)bos]) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the...
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    located near the ruins of the ancient city and is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Kavala, Greece. The archaeological site was classified as...
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    population of 2.36 million (as of 2020). It is highly mountainous, with major urban centres such as Thessaloniki and Kavala being concentrated on its southern...
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    of ancient Macedonia was established by the Argead dynasty of Macedonian kings during the Archaic period (8th–5th centuries BC). The early history of...
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    Balkan Wars (category Causes of World War I)
    size by gaining southern Epirus, the biggest part of southern Macedonia, including the city-port of Kavala in its eastern border. The Aegean Islands were...
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    The flag of Macedonia (Greek: Σημαία της Μακεδονίας) represents a Vergina Sun with 16 rays in the centre of a blue field. This flag, as well as the Vergina...
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    then-pagan Athos, it was forced to anchor near the port of Klement, close to the present monastery of Iviron. The Virgin walked ashore and, overwhelmed...
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    Pella (redirect from History of Pella)
    space of ten blocks. Two North-South streets are also a bit wider than the rest, and serve to connect the city to the port further South. This type of plan...
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    Central Macedonia (category Instances of Lang-el using second unnamed parameter)
    a]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With...
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    Macedonia refers to the period in which the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia was under the sway of the Achaemenid Persians. In 512/511 BC, the Persian general...
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    in the Panagia peninsula of the port. Its founder was Muhammad Ali, a Kavala native who later rose to be the de facto ruler of Egypt. It is a large complex...
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    revival, serving as the prime port for the northern Greek regions of Macedonia and Thrace, as well as for the whole of Southeastern Europe. The town was...
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    of Athens' port town Piraeus in defiance of Polyperchon's decree that Greek cities should be free of Macedonian garrisons, sparking the Second War of...
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    tourist region of Chalkidiki. Motorways: A1/E75 W (Republic of North Macedonia, Larissa, Athens) A2/E90 W (Kozani, Ioannina, Igoumenitsa) N (Kavala, Xanthi,...
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    honour of Laomedon of Mytilene, an important general of Alexander the Great, king of Macedon. It is now located about 1 km outside the south gate of the...
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    Amphipolis (category Populated places of the Byzantine Empire)
    Thrace in 335 BC and his army and fleet assembled near the port before the invasion of Asia. The port was also used as naval base during his campaigns in Asia...
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    (Alexander prepared for campaigns here against Thrace in 335 BC and the port was used as naval base during his campaigns in Asia. After Alexander's death...
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    Macedonia and Thessaly. After the fall of Constantinople to the crusaders in 1204, Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the crusade, was expected by both...
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    the eastern part of Greek Macedonia, including the port of Kavala. The region was, however, restored to Greece following the victory of the Allies in 1918...
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    Western Macedonia (category NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union)
    pronunciation: [ðitiˈki makeðoˈnia]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia. Located in north-western...
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    Vergina (category Articles in need of internal merging)
    of Veria municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia. Vergina was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the population exchanges after the Treaty of...
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    Vergina Sun (redirect from Star of Vergina)
     'Sun of Vergina'), also known as the Star of Vergina, Vergina Star or Argead Star, is a rayed solar symbol first appearing in ancient Greek art of the...
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    Macedonian Struggle (category History of the Aromanians)
    Serbian: Борба за Македонију; Turkish: Makedonya Mücadelesi) was a series of social, political, cultural and military conflicts that were mainly fought...
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    Grevena (category Municipalities of Western Macedonia)
    is a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the Grevena regional unit. The town's current population is 12,515 citizens...
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