Thessaloniki

Macedonia in is the largest and second-most-populous region of Greece, with a population of about 2.4 million. It features scenic mountains such as Mount Olympus and the , the beaches of , the heritage of Alexander's Kingdom of Macedon and the artistic flourishes of the Byzantine Empire.
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  • Type: regional unit of Greece with 1,110,000 residents
  • Description: regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece
  • Also known as: Nomos Thessalonikis”, “Salonika”, and “Thessaloniki Regional Unit

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heptapyrgion and Hagios Demetrios.

The , modern Eptapyrgio, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the Acropolis of in .

Church
The Church of Saint Demetrius, or , is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of , dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. is situated 5 km southwest of Thessaloniki.

Archaeological site
The of the Upper City in is one of the few and best preserved of the Byzantine baths that have survived from the Byzantine period in . is situated 5 km southwest of Thessaloniki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thessaloniki and Polichni.

is the capital of , and with one million inhabitants, the second largest city in . It is a city with a continuous 3,000-year history, preserving relics of its Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman past and of its formerly dominant Jewish population.

Suburb
is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Suburb
is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. is situated 7 km west of Thessaloniki.

Thessaloniki

Latitude
40.6667° or 40° 40′ north
Longitude
23° east
Population
1,110,000
Elevation
361 metres (1,184 feet)
Open location code
8GG5M282+M2
Geo­Names ID
734075
Wiki­data ID
Q210176
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Thessaloniki” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سالونيك
  • Armenian: Սալոնիկ (նոմոս)
  • Armenian: Սալոնիկ
  • Asturian: Unidá periférica de Tesalónica
  • Basque: Tesalonika (unitate erregionala)
  • Basque: Tesalonika
  • Belarusian: Салёнікі (рэгіянальная адзінка)
  • Belarusian: Салонікі
  • Belarusian: Тэсалёнікі (рэгіянальная адзінка)
  • Belarusian: Тэсалёнікі
  • Bulgarian: Ном Солун
  • Bulgarian: Солун
  • Bulgarian: Солунско
  • Catalan: Prefectura de Tessalònica
  • Catalan: Tessalònica
  • Catalan: unitat perifèrica de Tessalònica
  • Catalan: Unitat perifèrica de Tessalònica
  • Cebuano: Nomós Thessaloníkis
  • Chinese: 塞萨洛尼基专区
  • Chinese: 塞薩洛尼基專區
  • Croatian: Prefektura Solun
  • Czech: Soluň
  • Czech: Thessaloniki
  • Danish: Thessaloniki
  • Dutch: Thessaloniki
  • Esperanto: Tesaloniko
  • Estonian: Thessaloníki piirkonnaüksus
  • Finnish: Thessaloniki
  • Finnish: Thessalonikin alueyksikkö
  • French: district régional de Thessalonique
  • French: Thessalonique
  • Georgian: სალონიკი
  • Georgian: სალონიკის ნომი
  • German: GR-54
  • German: Saloniki
  • German: Thessaloniki
  • Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη
  • Greek: Νομός Θεσσαλονίκης
  • Greek: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Θεσσαλονίκης
  • Ido: Provinco Tesaloniki
  • Italian: Prefettura di Salonicco
  • Italian: Salonicco
  • Japanese: テッサロニキ県
  • Korean: 테살로니키 현
  • Korean: 테살로니키현
  • Latin: Thessalonica
  • Lithuanian: Salonikų nomas
  • Macedonian: Солун
  • Macedonian: Тесалоники
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Thessaloniki prefektur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Thessaloníki prefektur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Thessaloniki
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Thessaloníki
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Periferieininga Thessaloníki
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Thessaloníki periferieining
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Thessaloniki prefektur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Thessaloníki prefektur
  • Polish: Jednostka regionalna Saloniki
  • Portuguese: Salonica
  • Portuguese: Tessalônica
  • Romanian: Prefectura Salonic
  • Russian: Салоники (периферийная единица)
  • Russian: Салоники
  • Russian: Фессалоники
  • Scots: Thessaloniki
  • Serbian: Solun
  • Serbian: Префектура Солун
  • Serbian: Солун
  • Serbian: Тесалоники
  • Serbo-Croatian: Prefektura Solun
  • Slovak: regionálna jednotka Solún
  • Slovenian: GR-54
  • Slovenian: Metropolitanska enota Solun
  • Slovenian: Μητροπολιτική Ενότητα Θεσσαλονίκης
  • Spanish: Tesalonica
  • Spanish: Tesalónica
  • Spanish: unidad metropolitana de Tesalónica
  • Spanish: Unidad metropolitana de Tesalónica
  • Spanish: Unidad Metropolitana de Tesalónica
  • Spanish: Unidad periferica de Tesalonica
  • Swedish: Nomós Thessaloníkis
  • Turkish: Selanik ilçesi
  • Turkish: Selanik
  • Ukrainian: Ном Салоніки
  • Ukrainian: Номарх Салонік
  • Ukrainian: Салоніки
  • Urdu: تھیسالونیکی
  • Waray (Philippines): Thessaloniki
  • Western Armenian: Թեսաղոնիկէ
  • Western Armenian: Սելանիկի Նահանգ․

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