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Thessaloníki, Thessalonica or Salonica (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη; former official



name: Turkish: Selanik) is the second-largest city of Greece and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. It is also the capital of the Thessaloniki prefecture and the capital of the EU region (or, synonymously, Greek periphery) of Central Macedonia.
The popular Greek name Σαλονίκη gives it its alternate English name — formerly the common name Salonika (also spelled Salonica), and the South Slavic Солун (Solun). Other names include Săruna (Aromanian) and סלוניקה (Hebrew)
The urban area that stretches along a bay of the Thermaic Gulf for approximately 17 km is comprised of a total of 13 municipalities and has a population of 809.457. Today's population of the city's metropolitan area is around 1.000.000. The prefecture has a population of 1,099,598 (2005). Its coordinates are 40°38′N 22°57′E.
Thessaloniki is a thriving, vibrant city and its commercial port is of a strategic importance for Greece. It is a major economic, industrial, commercial and cultural center as well as a transportation hub in southeastern Europe. The city hosts a large student population and it is widely renowned for its large number of monuments of Byzantine architecture as well as its eminent nightlife.
As the city's population grows at a steady rate so does the emergence of such problems as traffic congestion and a lack of a sufficient number of parking lots. The construction of a subway line that will stretch along the central districts will begin in May 2006 and is expected to be completed by 2013. This major project along with the construction of an undersea tunnel that will connect the port and the Macedonia Palace Hotel area will significantly improve the forementioned predicaments.
Thessaloníki is a major port city and an industrial and commercial center. The city's industries produce refined oil, steel, petrochemicals, textiles, machinery, flour, cement, pharmaceuticals, and liquor. The city is also a major transportation hub for the whole of southeastern Europe, carrying, among other things, trade to and from the newly capitalist countries of the region.

