Kavala
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| Prefecture and Province: | Kavala (capital) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 41.938667/41°56'23" N lat.</br>24.4055/24°24'17" E long |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 144,920 </small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | Gulf of Kavala 2 m (centre) northern part |
| Number of subdivisions: | - |
| Postal code: | 650 through 655 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-2510 (0030-2510)-2 through 7 |
| Municipal code: | 2304 |
| Car designation: | KB (Καβάλα)
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | DR |
| Address of administration: | 10 Kyprou St. Kavala 654 02 |
Kavala (also seen as Kavála, Kavalla, Cavalla, and Cavalle (Greek: Καβάλα), (2001 pop. 63,774), is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala prefecture. It is prettily situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos.
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Subdivisions
- Center
- Agia Varvara
- Agios Athanasios
- Agios Ioannis
- Agios Loukas
- Chilia
- Kalamitsa
- Neapoli
- Panagia
- Perigiali
- Profitis Ilias
- Timios Stavros
- Vyrona
History
It was originally founded by settlers from Paros in about the 6th century BC, who called it Neapolis ("new city"). Gold mines in the Pangaion hills nearby made it prosperous. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe, and in Byzantine times the city was renamed Christoupolis.
Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1371 to 1912. Mehmet Ali was born here in 1769. Some of its most recognisable landmarks is a Venetian castle, in the hill of Panagia, and an aquaduct built by Suleiman I during his reign. The latter still serves today as a symbol of the city.
Theodoros Zagorakis, the captain of the Greece national football team that stunned the football world by winning EURO 2004, is a native of Kavala.
Twinnings
Postage stamps
Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".
Other
Kavala has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, a sporting centre and squares (plateies). Kavala is one of the largest cities including Heraklio that does not have a train station in Greece.
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 56,705 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 56,571 | -136/-0.24% | 60,187 | - |
| 2001 | - | - | 63,774 | 3,587/5.96% |
Persons
- Vasilis Vasilikos (b. November 18, 1934), a Greek writer
- Zisis Vryzas (b. November 9, 1973), member of the Greece national football team that won Euro 2004, currently playing for Celta de Vigo
- Theodoros Zagorakis (b. October 27, 1971), captain of the Euro 2004 champions, currently playing for PAOK
External links
- Mapquest - Kavala, street map not yet available
- Coordinates: 40° 56′ 23″ N, 24° 24′ 17″ E
- City of Kavala Tourism And Development Enterprise pages
- Greek National Tourist Organization
- Technological Institution of Kavala
- Chamber of Kavala
- Ministry Of Macedonia - Thrace
- Kavala guide for visitors
- http://www.kavalanet.gr
See also
| Divisions of the Kavala prefecture |
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| Municipalities of the Kavala prefecture |
| Chrysoupoli | Neos Peramos | Eleftheroupoli | Filippi | Kavala | Keramoti | Ofrani | Oreini | Pangaio | Pieris | Thasos |
| Provinces of the Kavala prefecture |
| 1/4 listed Kavala |
