Drama-Kavala-Xanthi Super-prefecture was one of three super-prefectures of Greece .
5-500: It consisted of Drama Prefecture in the northwest, Kavala Prefecture in the centre-south and Xanthi Prefecture in the east. This Greece location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drama Prefecture Drama ( Greek : Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Δράμας , Perifereiakí Enótita Drámas ) is one of the regional units of Greece . It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace . Its capital
10-490: Is the town of Drama . The regional unit is the northernmost within the geographical region of Macedonia and the westernmost in the administrative region of East Macedonia and Thrace. The northern border with Bulgaria is formed by the Rhodope Mountains . The northern part of the regional unit, bordering Bulgaria, is very mountainous. The main mountain ranges are Orvilos ( Bulgarian : Славянка - Slavyanka) in
15-472: The northern part. The Drama regional unit is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Drama Prefecture ( Greek : Νομός Δράμας ) was transformed into a regional unit within the East Macedonia and Thrace region. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time,
20-399: The northwest, Falakro in the north (at 2232m the highest point of the regional unit), the western Rhodope Mountains in the northeast (including mounts Frakto , Elatia , Koula etc.) and Menoikio in the southwest. The Nestos is the longest river, flowing in the northeast. The northern portion holds a unique treasure known as Karantere (or Forest of Elatia ). Drama is surrounded by
25-457: The regional units of Xanthi to the east, Kavala to the south, Serres to the southwest and to the west, and the Bulgarian provinces of Blagoevgrad and Smolyan to the north. Arable lands are located in the southern and the west-central portion of Drama. The southern part mainly has a Mediterranean climate. The climate is more continental with cold winters in higher elevations and in
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