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Ptolemais Transfers

Ptolemais formerly Kailarias, is a city in northern Greece, in the Administrative District of Western Macedonia, it belongs to the prefecture of Kozani and is the capital of the province of Eordea. It is about 28 kilometers from Kozani, the capital of the prefecture, and is the second largest city in the prefecture and the region of Western Macedonia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Eordea. Since the 1960s, the GR-3 / E65 highway has bypassed the city in the east. It is characterized as an energy center of Greece due to the thermoelectric power stations that exploit the lignite of the area for energy production. The region of Eordea along with the rest of Upper Macedonia of antiquity or today's West. Macedonia, which occupies the Northwest corner of the Greek state, is the ancient cradle of the Macedonians.The name of the city came from Ptolemy, general of Alexander the Great, who was later proclaimed King of Egypt named Ptolemy I Soter (Lagos). Its statue is on the main square of the city. Ptolemy the Lago, he was a general, bodyguard and classmate of Alexander the Great and a favorite student of Aristotle. He came from Eorda and in honor of him and his daughter Ptolemaida was named the city. The former name of the city was Kailaria, and consisted of some villages. The name Kaillar (Turkish: Kayılar) meant "sludge". The name change was made in the context of the restoration of the Ancient Macedonian historical heritage of the area, after the incorporation of the region into the Greek state. So, as it was widespread in the wider area of ​​Western Macedonia, many villages and towns were named after generals Alexander.

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