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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Evros prefecture|Evros]]
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| ''[[Provinces of Greece|Province]]'': || ''Samothraki (capital)''
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 41.477/41°28'40" N lat.25.522/25°31'19" E long
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| 178 km² km² -->
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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||   3,083   
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| [[Thracian Sea]] 128 m (centre) Oros Fengari (1,624 m)
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| Number of subdivisions: || -
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 680 01
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 25510]] (0030-25510)-4 through 7 
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 1308
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>EB</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || SAO '''Sa'''m'''o'''thrace
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| Name of inhabitants: || Samothracian ''sing.'' s ''pl.''
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| Website: || [http://www.samothraki.gr www.samothraki.gr]
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'''Samothrace''' (in [[Greek language|Greek]]: Σαμοθρακη, '''Samothraki''', is an island in [[Greece]], in the northern [[Aegean Sea]]. The name of name of the island means [[Thrace|Thracian]] [[Samos]]. The town is locally called Chora. It is a self-governing ''deme'' in the prefecture of [[Evros prefecture|Evros]] and is the westernmost and the southernmost in the province of [[East Macedonia and Thrace]]. It is the southernmost island and point in Greek Thrace. It is only a few kilometres west of the maritime boundary between Greece and Turkey. The island is 17 km long and is 178 km² in size and has a population of about 2,300. Its main industries are fishing and tourism.

Samothrace was not a state of any political significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the island is too mountainous for cultivation: Oros [[Fengari]] (Mount Moon) rises to 1,624 metres. It was, however, the home of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, site of important Hellenic and pre-Hellenic religious ceremonies. Among those who visited this shrine to be initiated into the island cult were King [[Lysander]] of [[Sparta]], [[Philip II of Macedon]] and Cornelius Piso, father-in-law of Julius Caesar.

Samothrace was part of the [[Athenian Empire]] in the 5th century BC, and then passed successively through [[Macedon|Macedonian]], Roman, [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] and Ottoman rule before being returned to Greek rule in [[1913]] following the [[First Balkan War]]. It was occupied by [[Bulgaria]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]].

The ancient city, the ruins of which are called Palaeopoli ("old city"), was situated on the north coast. Considerable remains still exist of the ancient walls, which were built in massive [[Cyclopean]] style, as well as of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, where mysterious rites took place which were open to both slaves and free people (in contrast to the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]]).

The modern port town of Kamariotissa is on the north-west coast and provides ferry access to and from points in northern Greece such as [[Alexandroupolis]] and [[Kavala]]. There is no commercial airport on the island. Other sites of interest on the island include the ruins of Genoese forts, the picturesque ''hora'' (old town), and several waterfalls.

The island's most famous artistic treasure is the 2.5-metre marble statue of [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]], now known as the [[Winged Victory of Samothrace]], dating from about [[190 BC]]. It was discovered in pieces on the island in [[1863]] by the French archaeologist Charles Champoiseau, and is now in the Louvre in Paris.

Resources on the island includes granite and basalt.

==Communities==

*[[Alonia (Samothrace), Greece|Alonia]]
*[[Ano Karyotes]]
*[[Dafnes (Samothrace), Greece|Dafnes]]
*[[Isomata]]
*[[Kamariotissa]]
*[[Kastelli (Samothrace), Greece|Kasteli]]
*[[Kato Karyotes]]
*[[Kerasia (Samothrace), Greece|Kerasia]]
*[[Koitada]]
*[[Lakoma (Samothrace), Greece|Lakoma]]
*[[Makrylies]]
*[[Mnimata]]
*[[Palaiopoli]]
*[[Perasmata]]
*[[Profitis Ilias (Samothrace), Greece|Profitis Ilias]]
*[[Rempoutsadika]]
*'''Samothrace'''/'''Samothraki'''
*[[Therma (Samothrace), Greece|Therma]]
*[[Xiropotamos (Samothrace), Greece|Xiropotamos]]

==Other==

Samothraki has schools, a fewlyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, beaches, and a few squares (''[[plateia|plateies]]'').

==Historical population==
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! Year !! Population !! Change !! Municipal (Provincial) or Island population !! Change !! Density
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| [[1981]] || - || - || 2,871 || - || 16.13/²
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| [[1991]] || 719 || 995/27.9% || 3,083 || 112/3.90% || 17.32/km²
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==External links==
* [http://www.samothraki.com private Samothrace webpage] (different languages)
* [http://www.samothraki.gr Official Samothrace webpage] (in Greek)
*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Samothraki&country=GR Mapquest - Samothraki], street map not yet available
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|40|28|40|N|25|31|19|E|region:GR}}

== See also ==

*[[Communities of the Evros prefecture]]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
[[Category:Islands of Greece]]
[[Category:Thrace]]

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	Samothrace was not a state of any political significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the island is too mountainous for cultivation: Oros [[Fengari]] (Mount Moon) rises to 1,624 metres. It was, however, the home of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, site of important Hellenic and pre-Hellenic religious ceremonies. Among those who visited this shrine to be initiated into the island cult were King [[Lysander]] of [[Sparta]], [[Philip II of Macedon]] and Cornelius Piso, father-in-law of Julius Caesar.		Samothrace was not a state of any political significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the island is too mountainous for cultivation: Oros [[Fengari]] (Mount Moon) rises to 1,624 metres. It was, however, the home of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, site of important Hellenic and pre-Hellenic religious ceremonies. Among those who visited this shrine to be initiated into the island cult were King [[Lysander]] of [[Sparta]], [[Philip II of Macedon]] and Cornelius Piso, father-in-law of Julius Caesar.

−	Samothrace was part of the [[Athenian Empire]] in the 5th century BC, and then passed successively through [[Macedon\|Macedonian]], Roman, [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and Ottoman rule before being returned to Greek rule in [[1913]] following the [[First Balkan War]]. It was occupied by [[Bulgaria]] during the [[World War II\|Second World War]].	+	Samothrace was part of the [[Athenian Empire]] in the 5th century BC, and then passed successively through [[Macedon\|Macedonian]], Roman, [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] and Ottoman rule before being returned to Greek rule in [[1913]] following the [[First Balkan War]]. It was occupied by Bulgaria during the [[World War II\|Second World War]].

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 *[[Palaiopoli]]
 *[[Perasmata]]
-*[[Profitis Ilias (Samothrace) |Profitis Ilias]]
+*[[Profitis Ilias (Samothrace)|Profitis Ilias]]
 *[[Rempoutsadika]]
 *'''Samothrace'''/'''Samothraki'''
 *[[Therma (Samothrace) |Therma]]
-*[[Xiropotamos (Samothrace),|Xiropotamos]]
+*[[Xiropotamos (Samothrace)|Xiropotamos]]
 ==Other==

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 ==Communities==
-*[[Alonia (Samothrace), Greece|Alonia]]
+*[[Alonia (Samothrace)|Alonia]]
 *[[Ano Karyotes]]
-*[[Dafnes (Samothrace), Greece|Dafnes]]
+*[[Dafnes (Samothrace)|Dafnes]]
 *[[Isomata]]
 *[[Kamariotissa]]
-*[[Kastelli (Samothrace), Greece|Kasteli]]
+*[[Kastelli (Samothrace)|Kasteli]]
 *[[Kato Karyotes]]
-*[[Kerasia (Samothrace), Greece|Kerasia]]
+*[[Kerasia (Samothrace)|Kerasia]]
 *[[Koitada]]
-*[[Lakoma (Samothrace), Greece|Lakoma]]
+*[[Lakoma (Samothrace) |Lakoma]]
 *[[Makrylies]]
 *[[Mnimata]]
 *[[Palaiopoli]]
 *[[Perasmata]]
-*[[Profitis Ilias (Samothrace), Greece|Profitis Ilias]]
+*[[Profitis Ilias (Samothrace) |Profitis Ilias]]
 *[[Rempoutsadika]]
 *'''Samothrace'''/'''Samothraki'''
-*[[Therma (Samothrace), Greece|Therma]]
+*[[Therma (Samothrace) |Therma]]
-*[[Xiropotamos (Samothrace), Greece|Xiropotamos]]
+*[[Xiropotamos (Samothrace),|Xiropotamos]]
 ==Other==

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 ==Other==
-Samothraki has schools, a fewlyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, beaches, and a few squares (''[[plateia|plateies]]'').
+Samothraki has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, beaches, and a few squares (''plateies'').
 ==Historical population==