Rhodope (Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodópi, IPA: [ro̞ˈðo̞pi]) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It lies in central Thrace within the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The prefecture is named after the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the north and most of the eastern part of its territory. Rhodope is bounded by the Xanthi Prefecture to the west, the Evros Prefecture to the east and Bulgaria's Kardzhali Province to the north. Apart from the mountainous ar...
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Rhodope (Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodópi, IPA: [ro̞ˈðo̞pi]) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It lies in central Thrace within the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The prefecture is named after the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the north and most of the eastern part of its territory. Rhodope is bounded by the Xanthi Prefecture to the west, the Evros Prefecture to the east and Bulgaria's Kardzhali Province to the north. Apart from the mountainous areas, the prefecture consists mainly of farmland, forests and grasslands.
The prefecture was established in 1930, when the former Prefecture of Thrace was divided into the Rhodope and Evros prefectures. The capital of the prefecture is the city of Komotini. The second largest city is Sapes.
The greatest part of the Muslims of Thrace, the only officially recognized minority in Greece, is settled in this area, where they form around half of the population.
The areas that mainly get Mediterranean climate is at the southern and the central portion....
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