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Kavala

Southern Europe

Kavala is a historic port city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of the Kavala regional unit, on the Bay of Kavala with a population of about 66,376 at the 2021 census. Founded as Neapolis in the 7th century BC by settlers from Thasos, it was later known as Christoupolis in the Byzantine period before taking its present name in the 16th century, and it has served since antiquity as a gateway for travelers and merchants between Europe and the Middle East. Kavala is the birthplace of Muhammad Ali of Egypt and preserves notable Ottoman and Byzantine landmarks, including a fortress and an aqueduct.

Facts
Population
52,082 1
Founding Year
from 633 BCE 2
Founding Year
700 BCE to 601 BCE 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Kavala (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
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population 52,082 (2021)
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2. Kavala (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα, Kavála [kaˈvala]) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.
  • History
    The city was founded in the late 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos.
  • History section
    The city was founded in the late 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 24.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 24.25
40.75 24.25 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Kavála - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 735861, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
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40.93959 24.40687 P PPLA2 GR ESYE11 14 9012 54027 34 Europe/Athens
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