where was macedonia located in relation to greece
Macedonia (/ ˌmæsɪˈdoʊniə / (listen) MASS-i-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía (maceðoˈnia)) is a geographic and historical region of Greece in the southern Balkans. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region, dominated by mountains in the interior and the port cities of Thessaloniki (or Salonika) and Kavala on its southern coastline. Macedonia is part of Northern Greece, together with Thrace and sometimes Thessaly and Epirus.