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Kavala (other)
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Kavala is a seaport city in northern Greece Kavala may also refer to: *Kavala (regional unit), a regional unit of Greece that is part of East Macedonia and Thrace *Kavala B.C., a basketball club based in the Greek city *Kavala F.C., an association football club based in the Greek city *Kavala Island, in Lake Tanganyika, Africa *Kavala Prefecture, a former prefecture of Greece, established in 1915 and disestablished in 2011 *Osman Kavala (born 1957), Turkish businessman and philanthropist See also *Cavalla (other) *Kabala (other) Kabala may refer to: *Kabbalah, a system of Jewish mysticism *Kabala, a term of Arabic origin for heavy debt bondage (slavery) that existed in Muscovy and Russian Empire. The term still exists in modern Russian language as a figure of speech for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavala
Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnatia motorway, a one-and-a-half-hour drive to Thessaloniki ( west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama ( north) and Xanthi ( east). It is also about 150 kilometers west of Alexandroupoli. Kavala is an important economic centre of Northern Greece, a center of commerce, tourism, fishing and oil-related activities, and formerly a thriving trade in tobacco. Names Historically the city is also known by two different names. In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis ('new city', like many Greek colonies). During the Middle Ages was renamed to Christo(u)polis ('city of Christ'). Etymology The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. Some mention an ancient Greek settlement of ''Skavala'' near the town. Others propose that the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavala (regional Unit)
Kavala ( el, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καβάλας, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Kaválas'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its capital is the city of Kavala. Kavala regional unit is the easternmost within the geographical region of Macedonia. Geography The Pangaio mountains, reaching 1,957 m are situated in the west. The neighbouring regional units are Serres to the west, Drama to the north and Xanthi to the east. The river Nestos flows along the eastern border. Arable lands are located along the coastline, in the north and in the east. The regional unit has a predominantly Mediterranean climate. Administration The regional unit Kavala is subdivided into three municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): *Kavala (1) * Nestos (2) *Pangaio (3) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Kavala Prefecture ( el, Νομός Καβάλας) was transformed into a reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavala B
Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnatia motorway, a one-and-a-half-hour drive to Thessaloniki ( west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama ( north) and Xanthi ( east). It is also about 150 kilometers west of Alexandroupoli. Kavala is an important economic centre of Northern Greece, a center of commerce, tourism, fishing and oil-related activities, and formerly a thriving trade in tobacco. Names Historically the city is also known by two different names. In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis ('new city', like many Greek colonies). During the Middle Ages was renamed to Christo(u)polis ('city of Christ'). Etymology The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. Some mention an ancient Greek settlement of ''Skavala'' near the town. Others propose that the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavala F
Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnatia motorway, a one-and-a-half-hour drive to Thessaloniki ( west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama ( north) and Xanthi ( east). It is also about 150 kilometers west of Alexandroupoli. Kavala is an important economic centre of Northern Greece, a center of commerce, tourism, fishing and oil-related activities, and formerly a thriving trade in tobacco. Names Historically the city is also known by two different names. In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis ('new city', like many Greek colonies). During the Middle Ages was renamed to Christo(u)polis ('city of Christ'). Etymology The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. Some mention an ancient Greek settlement of ''Skavala'' near the town. Others propose that the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavala Island
Kavala Island (''Île Kavala'') is an island in Lake Tanganyika in central Africa. It had a lighthouse by the late 19th century. The London Missionary Society set up a mission there in 1882, relocating from Ujiji, becoming its Central African Mission. The island is about long and about from the western shore of Lake Tanganyika. It is a possession of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ... (DRC). References *NGA Geonames database, feature ID -2047539 Sources * * * Islands of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Lake islands of Africa {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavala Prefecture
Kavala Prefecture ( el, Νομός Καβάλας) was one of the prefectures of Greece. Its capital was Kavala. It was established in 1915, soon after its territory was incorporated into Greece in the Balkan Wars. The prefecture was disbanded on 1 January 2011 by the Kallikratis programme, and split into the regional units of Kavala and Thasos Thasos or Thassos ( el, Θάσος, ''Thásos'') is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area. The island has an area of and a population of about 13,000. It forms a separate re .... Prefectures of Greece Geography of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace History of Kavala Thasos 1915 establishments in Greece States and territories established in 1915 2010 disestablishments in Greece States and territories disestablished in 2010 {{Greece-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osman Kavala
Osman Kavala (born 2 October 1957) is a businessman, activist and philanthropist who has supported numerous civil society organizations in Turkey since the early 1990s. Kavala is the founder and chair of the board of Anadolu Kültür, an Istanbul-based nonprofit arts and culture organization. In 2019, he received the European Archaeological Heritage Prize from the European Association of Archaeologists for his efforts to protect and preserve significant examples of cultural heritage in danger in Turkey and the Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award by Human Rights Association's Istanbul branch. His arrests in Turkey caused the European Court of Human Rights and ambassadors from ten Western countries to demand his release. These demands were rejected by Turkish courts and president Erdoğan. On 25 April 2022, a court sentenced him to life in prison. Early life and education Kavala comes from a family of tobacco traders. His family moved from Northern Greec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalla (other)
Cavalla may refer to: Fish * A vernacular name used for several fish species in the families Carangidae and Scombridae: ** ''Caranx'' *** Crevalle jack ''Caranx hippos'' (cavalla) *** Bar jack ''Carangoides ruber'' (blue striped cavalla) ** ''Scomber'' *** Atlantic mackerel ''Scomber scombrus'' (cavalla) *** Chub mackerel ''Scomber japonicus'' (cavalla vera) ** ''Carangoides'' *** Blue trevally ''Carangoides ferdau'' (Ferdau's cavalla) *** Longnose trevally ''Carangoides chrysophrys'' (long nose cavalla) *** Longfin trevally ''Carangoides armatus'' (long fin cavalla) *** Malabar trevally ''Carangoides malabaricus'' (Malabar cavalla) *** Whitefin trevally ''Carangoides equula'' (white fin cavalla) Other uses * USS ''Cavalla'', the name of two U.S. Navy submarines *Cavalla River The Cavalla River (also known as the Cavally, the Youbou and the Diougou) is a river in West Africa running from north of Mont Nimba in Guinea, through Côte d'Ivoire, to Zwedru in Liberia, and back to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
