Drama
Florina
Grevena
Halkidiki
Imathia
Kastoria
Kavala
Kilkis
Kozani
Pella
Pieria
Seres
Thassos
Thessaloniki
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Greece: Travel Guide:
Macedonia
Greece:
Macedonia
Macedonia ( Greek:
Μακεδονία, Makedonia), is the largest
and second most populous region of Greece. Together with the regions
of Thessaly, Thrace and Epirus, it is often referred to unofficially
as northern Greece.Macedonia covers an area of some 44,231 km².
High ground makes up much of the region with mountains reaching up
to 2,919 m (6,500 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, the 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).
The region has a population of 2,625,681, and its
capital and largest city is Thessaloniki, with a population of
around 1,000,000.
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