Drama, Greece in the context of "East Macedonia and Thrace"

Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα, Kavála [kaˈvala]) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.

It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and-a-half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). It is also about 150 kilometers west of Alexandroupoli.

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 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.

Rodolivos (Greek: Ροδoλίβος) is a town and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfipoli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 106.034 km. It is about 30 km from Drama. Its population was 2,002 in 2021. The village is at the foot of Mount Pangaio.

Just next to Rodolivos, namely on the hill of "St. Athanasius" and also in the neighboring place "Kouria", are attested traces of two ancient settlements of Edonis (Greek: Ηδωνίδα), which were located on the via Egnatia. In these sites were found some inscriptions of imperial times (2nd-3rd AD).

Choristi (Greek: Χωριστή, before 1927: Τσατάλτζα – Tsataltza, Bulgarian: Чаталджа – Chataldzha) is a town in Drama municipality, Drama regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece. The town is located about 8 km southeast of Drama and has a population of 2,512 (2021 census). The elevation is approximately 98 m.

The Sanjak of Drama (Ottoman Turkish: Sancak-i/Liva-i Drama; Greek: λιβάς/σαντζάκι Δράμας) was a second-level Ottoman province (sanjak or liva) encompassing the region around the town of Drama (now in Greece) in eastern Macedonia.

The sanjak was formed as part of the Tanzimat reforms ca. 1846, from territory taken from various provinces; Drama itself belonged to the Sanjak of Siroz. The sanjak belonged to the Salonica Eyalet, after 1867 the Salonica Vilayet. In 1867–69, the Sanjak of Drama was merged back into the Sanjak of Siroz, was re-established and then temporarily abolished in 1872–73. In 1891, its territories east of the Nestos river became part of the Sanjak of Adrianople.

Jovan Uglješa (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Угљеша; fl. 1346–1371) was a Serbian medieval nobleman of the Mrnjavčević family and one of the most prominent magnates of the Serbian Empire. He held the title of despot, received from Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš V, whose co-ruler - Serbian King Vukašin was Uglješa's brother.

Uglješa was the son of Mrnjava, a treasurer of Helen, the queen consort of Stephen Uroš I of Serbia. He held Travunija in 1346, during the rule of Stefan Dušan (1331–1355). Uglješa married Jelena (later nun Jefimija), daughter of Vojihna, the kesar of Drama. This boosted the power of Uglješa, who would later govern the region alongside his father-in-law. Vojihna died in 1360, and his lands were inherited by Uglješa. He was given the title of despotes by the widowed Serbian empress, Helena of Bulgaria, in 1365. His domain, the Principality of Serres [bg], was situated along the lower course of the Struma with Serres as seat, eventually replacing Helena in its possession. From 1368, his territory was under the religious jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Patriarch mentioned the "master of Raška" (another name for Serbia), Jovan Uglješa, in a letter from 1371. With the Ottoman threat rising in the Balkans, Uglješa and his brothers Vukašin Mrnjavčević and Gojko Mrnjavčević tried to oppose the Turks. Uglješa was killed on 26 September 1371 in the Battle of Maritsa. Their troops were defeated by those of Ottoman commanders Lala Shahin Pasha and Gazi Evrenos at the Battle of Maritsa in 1371. The defeat resulted in large portions of the region of Macedonia falling under Ottoman power. Additionally, Uglješa's two brothers were killed during the fight. Their courage made them heroes of Bulgarian and Serbian epic poetry.

The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; Greek: Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης, ΔΠΘ), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli, Orestiada, Didymoteicho, Drama and Kavala.

The university today comprises 10 schools: School of Humanities, Engineering School, Law School, School of Agricultural Sciences, School of Education Sciences, School of Economic and Social Sciences, School of Health Sciences. School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, School of Exact Sciencesand School of Management Science and Accounting and 28 Departments.

The Technological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (TEIEMT; Greek: Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης, ΤΕΙΑΜΘ; formerly Technological Educational Institute of Kavala, TEIK; Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Καβάλας, TEIK) was a public higher institute providing university-level education in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The institute has three campuses; the main campus in St. Lukas, Kavala, and additional campuses in Drama and Didymoteicho. The TEI of Kavala had 13,500 registered students in the academic year 2007–08, ranking seventh among the 16 technological educational institutes in Greece in terms of students.