Map of Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki is a first-level division of Greece. Its largest mapped city is Kavala, with about 59,240 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the ports, World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Kavala
- Country
- Greece
Interactive Map of Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
About Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( MASS-ə-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, romanized: Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, [anatoliˈci maceðoˈnia ce ˈθraci]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the eastern parts of Northern Greece, comprising the eastern part of Greek Macedonia along with Greek Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki in Depth
Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 7.2 billion € in 2018, accounting for 3.9% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €14,300 or 48% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 61% of the EU average. Eastern Macedonia and Thrace is the region in Greece with the second lowest GDP per capita and one of the poorest regions in the EU.
Demographics
The region is home to Greece's main Muslim minority, made up mainly of Pomaks and Western Thrace Turks, whose presence dates to the Ottoman period. Unlike the Muslims of Macedonia, Epirus, and elsewhere in northern Greece, they were exempted from the Greek-Turkish population exchange following the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. These Muslim minority populations are distinct from the Ottoman-era Greek Muslims, such as the Vallahades of Western Macedonia, who were expatriated to Turkey as part of the population exchange.
According to the 1991 census, the Muslim minority numbered around 98,000 people or 29% of the population of Thrace, of which about half were Western Thrace Turks and the rest (35%) Pomaks and Muslim Romani people (15%).
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki: Key Facts
| Population | 562,201 (2021) |
|---|---|
| Area | 14,158 km² |
| Capital | Komotini |
| Head of government | Christos Metios |
| Established | 1987 |
Facts from Wikidata Q171314 (CC0).
History of Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki: Empires and States
The atlas records 22 polities whose mapped territory included part of Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki, from Greek City-States in 550 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Greek City-States | 550–165 BCE |
| Achaemenid Empire | 480–451 BCE |
| Achaemenid Persian Empire | 480–451 BCE |
| Second Athenian League | 366–351 BCE |
| The Macedonian Empire of Alexander | 337–324 BCE |
| Kingdom of Lysimachus | 323–282 BCE |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom | 281–31 BCE |
| Antigonid Macedonia | 277–198 BCE |
| Roman Republic | 164–32 BCE |
| The Roman Empire | 30 BCE – 476 CE |
| Eastern Roman Empire | 395–632 CE |
| The Byzantine Empire | 395–1374 CE |
| Kingdom of Thessalonica | 1206–1226 CE |
| Despotate of Epirus | 1227–1235 CE |
| Second Bulgarian Empire | 1236–1249 CE |
| Nicaean Empire | 1250–1278 CE |
| The Ottoman Empire | 1375–1911 CE |
| Principality of Bulgaria | 1912–1944 CE |
| First Hellenic Republic | 1919–1940 CE |
| Kingdom of Greece | 1945–1966 CE |
| Greek junta | 1967–1975 CE |
| Third Hellenic Republic | 1976–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavala | 59,240 | Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki | Populated place |
| 2 | Alexandroupoli | 52,979 | Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki | Populated place |
| 3 | Xanthi | 50,570 | Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki | Populated place |
| 4 | Komatini | 45,631 | Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki | Admin-1 capital |
Ports in Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
3 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 53 m | Very Small | Aegean Sea & Sea of Marmara | medium vessels |
| 2 | Alexandroupoli | 38.4 m | Minor | Aegean Sea & Sea of Marmara | medium vessels |
| 3 | Kavala | 34.7 m | Small | Aegean Sea & Sea of Marmara | medium vessels |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
1 World Heritage Site mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippi | 2016 | Cultural | (iii) (iv) |
Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki: Quick Answers
- Where is Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki?
- Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki is a first-level division of Greece, in Europe. Its mapped cities centre on 41.0162° N, 25.1441° E.
- What is the largest city in Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki?
- Kavala is the largest city mapped in Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki, with a metropolitan population of about 59,240.
- How many cities are in Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki, with a combined metropolitan population of about 208,420. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.