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Springs of Agia Varvara |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST ([[UTC+2]]/[[UTC+3|3]]) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Prefecture: | Drama |
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| - Area:[1] | km² ( sq mi) |
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| Postal codes: | 661 00 |
| Area codes: | 25210 |
| License plate codes: | ΡΜ |
Drama (Greek: Δράμα) is a town in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the prefecture of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery.
In the Roman era, Drama was known as Dravescus (Δραβήσκος), and was a trade center and military camp on the Roman Via Egnatia. Drama has excellent water resources and may well owe its name to Hydrama (Hydro, Greek: having to do with water) a town which it is believed stood on the same site in ancient times.
In the recent past the economy of the Drama area relied heavily on the local paper and textile-clothing industries. However, these industries have either closed down or moved across the border to Bulgaria[1], with a devastating impact on the local economy and employment. Other sources of revenue include agriculture, consisting mainly of tobacco plantations, small-scale mining (particularly of marble) and forestry. Recently, there have been efforts to exploit the rich local natural environment and to develop ecotourism.
There is a modern ski resort on Mount Falakro. Drama also hosts an annual short film festival[2].
There is a street named Armen, named after Armen Kouptsios a hero of the Macedonian struggle (1904-1908), who came from Volakas (a village to the north of Drama). The nearby village of Monastiraki was visited by a new journey show Exodus which has recently premiered on ERT and ERT Sat.
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal district population | Percent of the municipality |
Municipal population | Change | Percent of the prefecture |
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| 1981 | 37,118 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 37,604 | 486/1.39% | - | - | 47,925 | - | - |
| 2001 | 42,501 | 4,897/13.02% | 43,485 | 78.16% | 55,632 | 7,707/16.08% | 53.51% |
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Part of the town's Byzantine wall |
| Municipalities and Communities of the Drama Prefecture | |
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| Municipalities | Doxato • Drama • Kalampaki • Kato Nevrokopi • Nikiforos • Paranesti • Prosotsani • Sitagroi |
| Communities | Sidironero |
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| Agios Nikolaos • Alexandroupoli • Amfissa • Argostoli • Arta • Athens • Chalcis • Chania • Chios • Corfu • Corinth • Drama • Edessa • Eleusina • Ermoupoli • Florina • Grevena • Heraklion • Igoumenitsa • Ioannina • Kalamata • Karditsa • Karpenisi • Kastoria • Katerini • Kavala • Kilkis • Komotini • Kozani • Lamia • Larissa • Lefkada • Livadeia • Messolonghi • Mytilene • Nafplion • Pallini • Patras • Piraeus • Polygyros • Preveza • Pyrgos • Rethymno • Rhodes • Serres • Sparta • Thessaloniki • Trikala • Tripoli • Vathy • Veria • Volos • Xanthi • Zakynthos |
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