where was macedonia located in relation to greece
Macedonia (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.
Greece Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), historically also known as Hellas, is a country in Southern Europe[8], with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.