Naousa Beach
Naousa or Naoussa may refer to: *Naousa, Imathia, a town in Imathia, Macedonia, Greece **Naousa massacre, 1822 **Naoussa F.C., a football club *Naousa, Paros Naousa ( el, Νάουσα) is a village in the Cyclades. It is located in the northeastern corner of the island of Paros Paros (; el, Πάρος; Venetian: ''Paro'') is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island gr ...

Naousa, Imathia
Naousa ( el, Νάουσα, historically Νάουσσα - ''Naoussa''; rup, Naustã), officially The Heroic City of Naousa is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Macedonia, Greece with a population of 21,139 (2016). An industrial center since the 19th century, for most of the 20th century the history of Naousa was closely intertwined with that of the Lanaras family, local industrialists who, at the height of their influence, employed almost half of Naousa's population in their textile factories. The Lanaras family built hospitals, social centers etc. while streets of Naousa were named after family members. In the 1990s and 2000s however, most of the local factories closed, leaving Naousa with a serious (and still unresolved) unemployment problem. Municipality The municipality Naousa was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Anthemia *Eirinoupoli *Naousa The municipality has an area of 4 ...
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Naousa Massacre
The Massacre of Naoussa or Destruction of Naoussa was a bloody event of the Greek War of Independence that occurred on 13 April 1822. Events before the siege Plans for the upcoming revolution had already begun in the region long before its outbreak, so the Ottomans decided to take measures to prevent it. In January 1821 the ''wali'' of Thessaloniki Ebu Lubut imprisoned members of some of the most important families of West Macedonia. Some, however, like the "warband" leaders Anastasios Karatasos and Angelis Gatsos and also the notable Zafeirakis Theodosiou refused to surrender themselves to Ottoman authorities. After the arrests they gathered in a church and declared revolution against the Ottoman rule. This group ultimately marshaled 1,800 people to strike back as a rebellion, Veroia, but the attack failed when Ottoman reinforcements arrived. The siege Ebu Lubut then led the attack against Naoussa, at the head of 20,000 men. The city was defended by 4,000-5,000 christian ...
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Naoussa F
Naousa or Naoussa may refer to: *Naousa, Imathia, a town in Imathia, Macedonia, Greece **Naousa massacre, 1822 **Naoussa F.C., a football club *Naousa, Paros Naousa ( el, Νάουσα) is a village in the Cyclades. It is located in the northeastern corner of the island of Paros Paros (; el, Πάρος; Venetian: ''Paro'') is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island gr ...