Nikiforos
{{Other uses|Nikephoros (disambiguation)}}
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|name = Nikiforos
|name_local = Νικηφόρος
|type = municipal unit
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|periph = East Macedonia and Thrace
|periphunit = Drama
|municipality = Paranesti
|pop_community = 240
|pop_municunit = 1849
|population_as_of = 2021
|area_municunit = 241.0
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Nikiforos ({{langx|el|Νικηφόρος}}, {{langx|tr|Nusretli}}){{cite web |url=http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/map/vkynchov_2d.jpg |title=Map of Drama Sanjak |publisher=Promacedonia.org}}{{cite web|url=http://pandektis.ekt.gr/dspace/handle/10442/172401|title=Name changes of settlements in Greece|accessdate=2015-12-11}} is a village and a former municipality in the Drama regional unit, of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of Paranesti.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} The municipal unit has an area of 240.998 km2.{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}} The 2021 census reported a population of 1,849 inhabitants in the municipal unit and 240 in the community.
"Drama Köprüsü"
The Rumelia Turkish folk song "Drama Köprüsü" (Bridge Of Drama), is set near Nikiforos. The two- to three-century-old bridge has been located between Nikiforos and the nearby village of Karyafiton. Research was conducted by Nikos Latsistalis, the chairman of the Drama Asia Minor Refugees Association with the help of a Turkish refugee from Drama to Bursa.{{cite web|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&Date=&ArticleID=993371 |title=Drama Köprüsü bulundu! - Türkiye Haberleri |publisher=Radikal |date=2010-04-25 |accessdate=2014-03-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Gundem/2010/04/25/turkusu_var_koprusu_yok_turkusu_var_koprusu_yok |title=Türküsü var köprüsü yok!-Sabah - 25 Nisan 2010 |publisher=Sabah.com.tr |date=2010-04-25 |accessdate=2014-03-05}}
Transport
The settlement is served by Nikiforos railway station on the Thessaloniki-Alexandroupoli line, with daily services to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis.
People
- Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1770–1848) Famous Albanian, is believed to have been born in Nikiforos, then Nusratli.
- Nikiforos also refers to Pheidippides, the herald who ran from Marathon to Athens to inform the authorities that the Persians were defeated.
- Amina Hanim (Arabic: أمينة خانم; Turkish: Emine Hanım; 1770 – 1824) was the first princess consort of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, the first monarch of the Muhammad Ali dynasty.
References
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External links
- Bridge of Drama on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zY3W2AicsM Youtube]
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Category:Populated places in Drama (regional unit)
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