Macedonia (/ˌmæsɪˈdoʊniə/ (listen); Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedhonía [maceðoˈni.a] (listen)) is a geographic and administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans. Macedonia is the largest and second-most-populous Greek region, with a population of 2.38 million in 2017. The region is highly mountainous, with most major urban centres such as Thessaloniki and Kavala being concentrated on its southern coastline. Together with Thrace, and sometimes also Thessaly and Epirus, it is part of Northern Greece. Greek Macedonia encompasses entirely the southern … Continue reading Macedonia, GR