The present research with the title ''The role of tobacco in the development of the town of Xanthi and its tobacco warehouses'' focuses on two areas. Firstly, the specific role that tobacco has, its production and the wide development of northern Greece, specifically Xanthi. Secondly, the development of Xanthi through tobacco in a historical concept. Furthermore, it with present the unique type of tobacco and its varieties in Greece, through examining the commercial processing of tobacco, through new technology and cultivation. The first part of the study will conclude by examining the production work of SEKE.

The second power of the study is an analytical description of Xanthi's tobacco warehouses and their location. Subsequently, the study with examine their internal management, structure and production characteristics. Also the cultural role and interest that the tobacco warehouses promote in Xanthi. Generally the project focuses on the important role of the of tobacco on the development of the prefecture of Xanthi.