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Kavala with a City population aproximately 150,000, is located in North-Eastern Greece and administratively belongs to the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, the city is one of the most developed in the North of Greece. It has the 2nd biggest commercial port in the North after the one of Thessaloniki.

The prefectures tourism is an important income source for the area. The main touristic resort within the prefecture is Thassos Island one inflated by tourists throughout the summer period. Kavala, in addition, is considered to be one of the major fishery centres in Greece exporting fish to international markets. Besides fishery, Kavala has a strong service economy sector proved by the 40% of the labour force that is occupied in it. Kavala has dynamic industrial units such as Kavala oil, Phosphorus Fertilizers Industry, Marble and glass Industries occupying thousands of people.

History:
Kavala was reported to be inhabited since the Neolithic age! However, it was no sooner than the 7th century BC that we have our first written historic sources mentioning that the Thassians had colonized the area of Kavala and named it “Neapolis”. During the Roman period this harbour becomes a great commercial one. Important monuments of that period are the Roman aqueduct remains and the ancient theatre of Philippi. The area gains great prosperity in Macedonian rule when Phillip the II annexed Neapolis as his harbour serving the town of Phillipi. In Byzantine times, the area acquires a new name: “Christoupolis” (the city of Christ) and flourishes economically. This prosperous period comes to an end with the Turkish occupation. In the early 20th Century and liberated from the Turks, Kavala becomes again a great economic Greek economic centre due to its emerging tobacco trade (supported by the Greek refugees from Minor Asia) and flourishing cultural activity.

Location:
The Prefecture of Kavala is geographically located in North-Eastern Greece and administratively belongs to the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Moreover, the Prefecture of Kavala borders with the Prefecture of Drama in its north, with the one of Xanthe in its east, with the prefecture of Serres in its west and is embraced by the Aegean Sea on its south.

Education:
The city of Kavala has a Technological Institute that has the capacity of educating more than 10,000 students and is one of the leading educational institutes in the country in the fields of Accounting and Mechanical and Electronical Engineering.

Tourism & culture:
The prefectures tourism is an important income source for the area. The main touristic resort within the prefecture is Thassos Island, one inflated by tourists throughout the summer period. Besides, Thassos Island the Kavala’s inland attracts also an important amount of tourists visiting the ancient citiy of Philippi, the Nestos wetland and Kavala city one of the most picturesque ones in Greece.

Local economy:
The Prefecture of Kavala is one of the most developed in the North of Greece. It has the 2nd biggest commercial port in the North after the one of Thessaloniki. The dynamic of this port is further enforced by the neighbouring one of Nea Peramos and Nea Eraklitsa. Kavala is considered to be one of the major fishery centres in Greece exporting fish to international markets. The emergence of the fish industry enabled the city to develop, establish and maintain one of the three Fishing Research Institutes that the country has. Besides fishery, Kavala has a strong service economy sector proved by the 40% of the labour force that is occupied in it. A leading role in the local economy acquires also the industrial economy sector. Kavala has dynamic industrial units such as Kavala oil, Phosphorus Fertilizers Industry, Marble and glass Industries occupying thousands of people.