Genisea (Genisséa)
Genisea (Γενισέα) is a town in the Vistonida municipal unit, within the municipality of Abdera in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is the seat of the municipality Abdera. According to the 2011 census, the population of Genisea was 2,185 inhabitants.
Genisea was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1478 to 1912, and was known as Yenice; more specifically Karasu Yenicesi (after the Nestos River, Mesta Karasu) or Tütün Yenicesi ('tobacco'), to distinguish it from Yenice-i Vardar (modern Giannitsa). In the Ottoman tax registry of 1519 (Hijri 925) the town was recorded as Yenice-i Karasu, and was inhabited only by Muslims (215 households and 124 unmarried men); it was in the jurisdiction of Kasım Paşa, and it was also a hass, directly owned by the Sultan.
Under the spellings "Yenidje" or "Yenidze", Genisea was famous for its superior Oriental tobacco, especially suited for cigarettes. It lent its name to the Yenidze tobacco factory building in Dresden and to the British Yenidje Tobacco Company Limited.
Genisea was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1478 to 1912, and was known as Yenice; more specifically Karasu Yenicesi (after the Nestos River, Mesta Karasu) or Tütün Yenicesi ('tobacco'), to distinguish it from Yenice-i Vardar (modern Giannitsa). In the Ottoman tax registry of 1519 (Hijri 925) the town was recorded as Yenice-i Karasu, and was inhabited only by Muslims (215 households and 124 unmarried men); it was in the jurisdiction of Kasım Paşa, and it was also a hass, directly owned by the Sultan.
Under the spellings "Yenidje" or "Yenidze", Genisea was famous for its superior Oriental tobacco, especially suited for cigarettes. It lent its name to the Yenidze tobacco factory building in Dresden and to the British Yenidje Tobacco Company Limited.
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