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Church of Panagia Chalkeon

The Church of Panagia Chalkeon (Greek: Παναγία τῶν Χαλκέων) is an 11th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.

Located at 40.6368, 22.9437 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, 1028 establishments, 1020s architecture, 11th-century church buildings, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, Former mosques

Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki (Greek: Εβραϊκό Μουσείο Θεσσαλονίκης) is a museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece presenting the history of Sephardic Jews and Jewish life in Thessaloniki. It is also known as: "Museum of Jewish Presence in Thessaloniki", "Jewish History Museum", Greek: "Κέντρο Ιστορικής Διαδρομής Εβραϊσμού Θεσσαλονίκης", "Μουσείο Εβραϊκής Παρουσίας στη Θεσσαλονίκη" . The museum is being run by the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki.

Located at 40.6353, 22.9398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Thessaloniki, Jewish museums, Jewish Greek history, Buildings and structures completed in 1904, Museums established in 2001, 2001 establishments in Greece, History museums in Greece, Museums in Macedonia (Greece)

Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki

Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki is located in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. The museum was founded in 1987 by Aris Georgiou, Apostolos Maroulis and Yiannis Vanidis but it wasn't until 1997 that it was legally established and until 1998 that it opened with Giorgos Makris as its president and Aris Georgiou as its first director. It is currently housed in Warehouse 1 of the harbor of Thessaloniki, next to the Thessaloniki Cinema Museum.

Located at 40.6329, 22.9355 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Thessaloniki, Art museums established in 1998, Photography in Greece, Photography museums and galleries, 1998 establishments in Greece, Art museums and galleries in Greece, Museums in Macedonia (Greece)

Battle of Thessalonica (380)

The Battle of Thessalonica was fought in the summer or autumn of 380 by Fritigern's Goths and a Roman army led by Theodosius I. Reconstituted after Adrianople, the Eastern Roman army suffered another major defeat. Theodosius retreated to Thessalonica and surrendered control of operations to the Western Emperor, Gratian.

Located at 40.6403, 22.9439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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380, 4th-century conflicts, Battles involving the Roman Empire, Battles involving the Goths, Late Roman Thessalonica

Port of Thessaloniki

The Port of Thessaloniki is one of the largest Greek seaports and one of the largest ports in the Aegean Sea basin, with a total annual traffic capacity of 16 million tonnes. As a free port, it also functions as a major gateway for the Balkan hinterland and southeastern Europe. The Port of Thessaloniki also contains the second largest container port in Greece, after the Port of Piraeus.

Located at 40.636, 22.922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ports and harbours of Greece, Thessaloniki

Zeitenlik

Zeitenlik is an Allied military cemetery in Thessaloniki, Greece. It contains the graves mostly of the Serbian (more than 8000) but also of French, English and Russian soldiers who died in the battles on the Salonika front during World War I. The complex is located on the place where the Main Hospital of the Serbian Army was located during the war. The name comes from the Turkish word Zeytin which means Olive. It can be translated as Olive plantation.

Located at 40.6544, 22.9337 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, Cemeteries in Greece, World War I memorials, Visitor attractions in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki–Svilengrad railway

The Thessaloniki–Svilengrad railway is an about 620 km long railway connecting Thessaloniki in Greece with Svilengrad in Bulgaria, via the cities Serres and Alexandroupoli. At the Strymonas station there is a connection towards Sofia, and at Pythio there is a connection towards Istanbul. As of 2012 there is only passenger service on the section in Greece, between Thessaloniki and Dikaia, as the international services to Sofia and Istanbul have been suspended.

Located at 40.6444, 22.9294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway lines in Greece

Church of the Holy Apostles (Thessaloniki)

The Church of the Holy Apostles is a 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.

Located at 40.6428, 22.9375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, 14th-century church buildings, 1320s architecture, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece

Thessaloniki Province

Thessaloniki Province was one of the two provinces of Thessaloniki Prefecture of Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, Chalkidona, Delta, Kalamaria, Kordelio-Evosmos, Neapoli-Sykies, Oraiokastro, Pavlos Melas, Pylaia-Chortiatis, Thermaikos, Thermi and Thessaloniki. It was abolished in 2006.

Located at 40.6405, 22.9444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Provinces of Greece

New Railway Station, Thessaloniki

The New Railway Station of Thessaloniki (Greek: Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Θεσσαλονίκης, Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos Thessalonikis) is the central passenger railway station of Thessaloniki, Greece. Completed in 1961, the passenger station replaced the old and much smaller passenger station which now handles the city's cargo rail, hence the name "new railway station" which has stayed on since.

Located at 40.6444, 22.9294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Greece, Railway stations opened in 1961, Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki–Bitola railway

The railway from Thessaloniki to Bitola is a 219-kilometre long railway line, that connects the port city Thessaloniki in Greece with Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia, via Veroia, Edessa, Amyntaio and Florina. The line was opened in 1894, when the area was part of the Ottoman Empire. The part between the Greek/Macedonian border and Bitola is not used anymore, and as of 2012 there is only passenger service on the section between Thessaloniki and Edessa.

Located at 40.6444, 22.9294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway lines in Greece, Rail transport in the Republic of Macedonia

Church of Saint Catherine, Thessaloniki

The Church of Saint Catherine is a late Byzantine church in the northwestern corner of the old city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The church dates to the Palaiologan period, but its exact dating and original dedication are unknown. From its interior decoration, which survives in fragments and is dated to ca. 1315, it has been suggested that it was the katholikon of the Monastery of Christ Almighty. It was converted to a mosque by Yakup Pasha in the reign of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II (r.

Located at 40.6432, 22.9442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, 14th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings