Karabournaki Mikro Karabournou (Μικρό Καραμπουρνού) or Mikro Emvolo (Μικρό Έμβολο), is the cape of Kalamaria

Kalamaria

Kalamariá is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 7 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki. It is the second largest municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area as well as one of the largest in Greece, with a population increase of 8% since the 1991...

 and a district of the local municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 as well, south of downtown Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

. The name is from Turkish

Turkish language

Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...

 kara burun 'black peninsula' + Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 -aki (diminutive).

Former Kodra Barracks

Karabournaki is an archaeological Excavation site, possibly of the ancient city of Therma

Therma

Therma or Thermē was a Greek city founded by Eretrians or Corinthians in late 7th century BC in ancient Mygdonia , situated at the northeastern extremity of a great gulf of the Aegean Sea, the Thermaic Gulf. The city was built amidst mosquito-infested swampland, and its name derives from the...

. The site is located in the former Kodras Barracks

Barracks

Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...

area that occupies major part of the cape. The Barracks ground, belonging to the Ministry of National Defence

Ministry of National Defence (Greece)

The Hellenic Ministry of National Defense , is the civilian cabinet organization responsible for managing the Military of Greece...

 is being claimed by the municipal

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 government to be turned over to the local community and being used as a park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

.

The district

The most significant building of Karabournaki is the so-called Kyvernion (Governmental House) also called as "Palataki" (little Palace); which was the official residence of the King and Queen of Greece during their visits in Thessaloniki. Moreover, many Greek Presidents as well as other important personalities that have visited, have stayed there.
Karabournaki, has two major streets: Themistokli Sofouli street which leads from Thessaloniki's Music Hall to Nea Krini

Nea Krini

Nea Krini is a district of the municipality of Kalamaria. It is considered among the best districts of the city. Many local footballers, basketball players and singers live in Nea Krini...

 and Taki Ekonomidi avenue which leads from the center of Kalamaria

Kalamaria

Kalamariá is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 7 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki. It is the second largest municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area as well as one of the largest in Greece, with a population increase of 8% since the 1991...

to downtown Thessaloniki.