Chalkidiki
peninsula of Macedonia, Greece
Chalkidiki (; Greek: Χαλκιδική, romanized: Chalkidikḗ [xalciðiˈci]), Halkidiki, or Chalcidice is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, in coastal Macedonia. The capital of Chalkidiki is the town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula, while the largest town is Nea Moudania. Chalkidiki is a popular summer tourist destination in Central Macedonia. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula.
Name
Chalkidiki also spelled Halkidiki () or Chalcidice () is named after the ancient Greek city-state of Chalcis in Euboea, which colonised the area in the 8th century BC.
Geography
Chalkidiki consists of a large peninsula in the northwestern Aegean Sea, resembling a hand with three 'fingers' (though in Greek these peninsulas are often referred to as 'legs'). From west to east, these are Kassandra (highest peak 350 m), Sithonia (highest peak Mt Itamos 817 m), and Athos, a special polity within Greece known for its monasteries and its highest peak reaching 2,033 metres above sea level. These 'fingers' are separated by two gulfs, the Toronean Gulf and the Singitic Gulf.
Chalkidiki borders on the regional unit of Thessaloniki to the north, and is bounded by the Thermaic Gulf on the west, and the Strymonian Gulf and Ierissos Gulf on the east (which are separated by the Brostomnitsa peninsula).
The Cholomontas mountains lie in the north-central part of Chalkidiki, with the highest peak reaching 1,165 metres above sea level. Chalkidiki has a few rivers running from Mt Cholomontas south to the sea, these include the Havrias, Vatonias (Olynthios) and Psychros rivers.
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