Pella (regional unit)Pella (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πέλλας) is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. It is named after the ancient city of Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia and the birthplace of Alexander the Great. The capital of Pella is Edessa with a population of 19,036 inhabitants according to the census of 2021, while the largest town is Giannitsa.
Lower MacedoniaLower Macedonia, (Ancient Greek: Κάτω Μακεδονία, Kato Makedonia) Lower Macedon, Macedonia proper or Emathia were used in Greek antiquity as geographical terms referring to the coastal plain stretching along the coast of the Thermaic Gulf and watered by Haliacmon, Axius and Loudias rivers. Lower Macedonia was the core and defined the center of the kingdom of Macedon. Its districts were: Emathia, Pieria, Bottiaea, Almopia, Amphaxitis.
Emathia (Macedonia)Emathia (Greek: Ἠμαθία, romanized: ēmathía) is an ancient toponym for an area of Lower Macedonia on the Thermaic Gulf between the Pierian range and the Axius (Vardar). Some ancient geographers give it as the name of a town in the region, or as a name in alternation with Macedon. It was used by several classical authors as a synonym for Bottiaea or even all of Macedon. In later poetic use, the name may vaguely refer to regions as disparate as Thessaly and Thrace.BottiaeansThe Bottiaeans or Bottiaei (Ancient Greek: Βοττιαῖοι) were an ancient people of uncertain origin, living in Central Macedonia. Sometime during the Archaic era they were expelled by Macedonians from Bottiaea to Bottike.
BottikeBottike or Bottice (Greek: Βοττική) was a western region of ancient Chalcidice, inhabited by the Bottiaeans, who were expelled from their homeland Bottiaea by Macedonians sometime in the Archaic period. Their chief polis was Spartolos. Bottiaeans were members and allies of the Delian League. In 432 they revolted from Athens, along with the Chalkidian League, but in 422 they entered in an alliance with the Athenians.
ImathiaImathia (Greek: Ημαθία [imaˈθia]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Macedonia, within the geographic region of Macedonia. The capital of Imathia is the city of Veroia.
GiannitsaCity in Macedonia, GreeceMunicipal unit in GreeceGiannitsa (Greek: Γιαννιτσά; in English also Yannitsa) is a city in northern Greece, geographically situated in Macedonia and administratively belonging to Central Macedonia. It is the largest urban center of the regional unit of Pella, its historical capital, and the administrative seat of the municipality of Pella. According to the 2021 census, Giannitsa has 32,410 inhabitants.
LoudiasThe Loudias (Greek: Λουδίας) or Lydias (Λυδίας), popularly called Mavroneri (Μαυρονέρι, "Blackwater", from its Ottoman Turkish name Kara Asmak قره آصماق) is a river in Central Macedonia that flows through the regional units of Pella and Thessaloniki draining into the Thermaic Gulf through the Axios Delta National Park. Its drainage basin is 1,251 km (483 sq mi).
Greek languageIndo-European languageGreek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, romanized:elliniká; Ancient Greek: ἑλληνική, romanized:hellēnikḗ) is an Indo-European language, constituting an independent Hellenic branch within the Indo-European language family.
Macedonia (ancient kingdom)Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern BalkansMacedonia ( ; Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía), also called Macedon ( ), was an ancientkingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties.
Ancient MacedoniansAncient Greek ethnic groupEthnic groupThe Macedonians (Ancient Greek: Μακεδόνες, romanized: Makedónes) were an ancient tribe that lived on the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axios in the northeastern part of mainland Greece.
VardarThe Vardar (; Macedonian: Вардар, Greek: Βαρδάρης, Albanian: Vardar/-i, Turkish: Vardar) or Axios (Greek: Αξιός, romanized: Aksiós, Albanian: Asi (historically)) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is 388 km (241 mi) long, out of which 76 km (47 mi) are in Greece, and drains an area of around 25,000 km (9,653 sq mi). The maximum depth of the river is 4 m (13 ft).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.