Xanthi

Xanthi is a city of Thrace, the capital of the prefecture. It chtism ordinated at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains, at the beginning of the plain which stretches to the south to the Aegean Sea, located 20-25 km there is the old and the new city. Many roads are paved with granite. Commercial and cultural center with the characteristic of coexistence of Christian and Muslim population. Xanthi today has 52,270 inhabitants by the last census in 2001. With the 'KAPODISTRIAS "included in the Municipality of Xanthi communities Cimmerians-Evmiro. Since hosting the 1975 Polytechnic School of Xanthi, which is part of the Democritus University of Thrace, based in Komotini.

In the region of Xanthi produced the famous fragrant smoke known throughout the world. Formerly called the "lady" because the tobacco trade was extensive. The present progress is rapid and has a sizable industrial area with sugar mill, tobacco, alefromichanies, textiles etc. There are also precious gems and uranium.