Place:Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

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NameSamothrace
Alt namesSamothracesource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1062
Samothraciasource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Samothrakesource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Samothrakisource: Wikipedia
Semadreksource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates40.467°N 25.517°E
Located inEvros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Also located inSamos, North Aegean, Greece    
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Samothrace (also known as Samothraki,) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a municipality within the Evros regional unit of Thrace. The island is long and is in size and has a population of 2,859 (2011 census). Its main industries are fishing and tourism. Resources on the island include granite and basalt. Samothrace is one of the most rugged Greek islands, with Mt. Saos and its highest peak Fengari rising to .

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Historical population

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Year Island population
1981 2,871
1991 3,083
2001 2,723
2011 2,859

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