Nikiforos
Nikiforos (Greek: Νικηφόρος, Turkish: Nusratlı)[2][3] is a village and a former municipality in the Drama regional unit, of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of Paranesti.[4] The municipal unit has an area of 240.998 km2.[5] The 2011 census reported a population of 2,805 inhabitants in the municipal unit and 296 in the village.[1]
Nikiforos
Νικηφόρος | |
|---|---|
  Nikiforos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′N 24°19′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Drama |
| Municipality | Paranesti |
| • Municipal unit | 241.0 km2 (93.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 296 |
| • Municipal unit | 2,805 |
| • Municipal unit density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΜ |
"Drama Köprüsü"
The Rumelia Turkish folk song "Drama Köprüsü" (Bridge Of Drama), is set near Nikiforos. The two- to three-century-old bridge has been located between Nikiforos and the nearby village of Karyafiton. Research was conducted by Nikos Latsistalis, the chairman of the Drama Asia Minor Refugees Association with the help of a Turkish refugee from Drama to Bursa.[6][7]
Transport
The settlement is served by Nikiforos railway station on the Thessaloniki-Alexandroupoli line, with daily services to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis.
People
- Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1770–1848) Famous Albanian, is believed to have been born in Nikiforos, then Nusratli.
- Nikiforos also refers to Pheidippides, the herald who ran from Marathon to Athens to inform the authorities that the Persians were defeated.
- Amina Hanim (Arabic: أمينة خانم; Turkish: Emine Hanım; 1770 – 1824) was the first princess consort of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, the first monarch of the Muhammad Ali dynasty.
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Map of Drama Sanjak". Promacedonia.org.
- "Name changes of settlements in Greece". Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "Drama Köprüsü bulundu! - Türkiye Haberleri". Radikal. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- "Türküsü var köprüsü yok!-Sabah - 25 Nisan 2010". Sabah.com.tr. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
External links
- Bridge of Drama on Youtube