Drama in Greece

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Byzantine city wall © KFZI310/cc-by-sa-3.0

Byzantine city wall © KFZI310/cc-by-sa-3.0

Drama, is a town and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the regional unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace region. The town (pop. 44,823 in 2011) is the economic center of the municipality (pop. 58,944), which in turn comprises 60 percent of the regional unit’s population.

Drama has excellent water resources and may well owe its name to Hydrama (Greek: “having to do with water”), a town which it is believed stood on the same site in ancient times. In the Roman era, Drabescus was a trade center and military camp on the Via Egnatia.

© rob - deltaclub.bg Waters of Agia Varvara © KFZI310/cc-by-sa-3.0 St Panteleimon church © flickr.com - George Groutas/cc-by-2.0 Paulos Melas statue © flickr.com - George Groutas/cc-by-2.0 Macedonian Museum - Fort Lisse © Vlas2000/cc-by-sa-3.0 Byzantine city wall © KFZI310/cc-by-sa-3.0
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St Panteleimon church © flickr.com - George Groutas/cc-by-2.0
In the recent past the economy of the Drama area relied heavily on the local paper and textile-clothing industries. However, these industries have either closed down or moved across the border to Bulgaria, because of the low demands of the Bulgarian workforce, with a negative impact on the local economy and employment. The situation worsened after 2007, when Bulgaria was admitted to the EU, and local Greek businessmen moved to expand their operations there. Other sources of revenue include agriculture, consisting mainly of tobacco plantations, small-scale mining (particularly of marble) and forestry. Recently, there have been efforts to exploit the rich local natural environment and to develop ecotourism.

There is a modern ski resort on Mount Falakro. Drama also hosts an annual short film festival.

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