Map showing location of the Haliacmon

The Haliacmon (Attic Ἁλιάκμων Haliákmōn, Ionic Aliákmōn, modern Greek Αλιάκμονας Aliákmonas, South Slavic Бистрица Bistritsa, Turkish İnce Karasu) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of 322 km (200 miles). Attic Greek is the Prestige dialect of Ancient Greece that was spoken in Attica, which includes Athens. Ionic Greek was a sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek (see Greek dialects) Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly South Slavic languages comprise one of the three geographical groups of Slavic languages (besides West and East Slavic) Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Haliacmon is the traditional English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official katharevousa version of the name, Aliákmon. Katharevousa (Καθαρεύουσα, lit "the purified one" is a form of the Greek language conceived in the early 19th century by Greek intellectual Today, the only official variant is the demotic Aliákmonas. An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Modern Greek (el Νέα Ελληνικά or el Νεοελληνική lit

It rises in the northern Pindus mountains in northern Greece on the border with Albania, before flowing southeast then northeast through the Greek peripheries of West and Central Macedonia and then into Lake Kastoria, and into the dam and into the Thermaic Gulf. This article is about the mountain range called Pindus for other uses of these names see Pindus (disambiguation The Pindus (Πίνδος This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of the western part of the region of Macedonia. Central Macedonia ( Greek: Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας Periféria Kentrikís Makedonías)is one of the thirteen peripheries Lake Orestiada (also Lake Orestida) or Lake Kastoria (Λίμνη Ορεστιάδα is a Lake in the Kastoria Prefecture of Macedonia The Thermaic Gulf (Θερμαϊκός Κόλπος is a gulf of the Aegean Sea located immediately south of Thessaloniki, east of Pieria and Imathia It waters an extensive area, making it of great importance to agriculture in the region. The river forms the western portion of the delta of the Axiós (aka Vardar). The Vardar or Axios ( Αξιός Axiós or Βαρδάρης Vardárīs; Latin: Axius) is the longest and major River in the The Vardar or Axios ( Αξιός Axiós or Βαρδάρης Vardárīs; Latin: Axius) is the longest and major River in the The river runs in the prefectures of Kastoria, Grevena, Kozani, Imathia, and Pieria. Kastoria Prefecture (Νομός Καστοριάς is one of the fifty-one prefectures ( nomoi, singular: nomos) of Greece. Grevena (Γρεβενά Grevená, ɣɾe̞ve̞ˈna is a prefecture in Greece. Kozani (Κοζάνη is a prefecture in Greece, located in western Macedonia. Imathia (Ημαθία is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is located in the west-central part of Macedonia ( Central Macedonia) Pieria (Syria was a province of Roman Syria Pieria (Πιερία is one of the Prefectures of Greece.

Course of the Haliacmon, as seen from the Terra satellite. (The river course has been highlighted. )

The bridge (1352 m. ) over the artificial lake of the river Aliakmnonas in Kozani Prefecture. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use Kozani (Κοζάνη is a prefecture in Greece, located in western Macedonia.

The Haliacmon flows through Kastoria, Neapoli, west of Siatista and into the Grevena prefecture and east of Grevena, and to the south of Kozani and into the Polyfytos dam which is 20 km long and about 4 to 5 km wide, and southeast of Aiane, and into the gorges and southeast of Veria and north of Aiginio and northeast of Methone. Kastoria (Καστοριά Kastoriá, ˌkasto̞ɾˈja is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. Neapoli (Νεάπολη is a municipality in the Kozani Prefecture, Greece. Siatista (Σιάτιστα is a town of the Kozani prefecture, 28 km southeast of its capital city Aiani (Αιανή is a municipality in the Kozani Prefecture, 20 km south of Kozani city West Macedonia, Greece. Veria (officially transliterated as Veroia, Greek Βέροια or Βέρροια also Φέροια in Classical Greek - Βέροια being Aiginio (Αιγίνιο Αιγίνιον is a municipality in Pieria, Greece.

In antiquity, Claudius Ptolemy called the chain of mountains in which the river rises (northern Pindus) the Canalovii. Claudius Ptolemaeus ( Greek: Klaúdios Ptolemaîos; after 83 &ndash ca This article is about the mountain range called Pindus for other uses of these names see Pindus (disambiguation The Pindus (Πίνδος According to Julius Caesar, the Haliacmon formed the line of demarcation between Macedon and Thessaly. Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. In the upper part of its course it took a southeast direction through Elimiotis, which it watered; and then, continuing to the northeast, formed the boundary between Pieria, Eordaea, and Imathia. Elimiotis or Elimeia was a region of Upper Macedonia that was located along the Haliacmon, north of Perrhaibia/ Thessaly, west of Pieria Pieria (Syria was a province of Roman Syria Pieria (Πιερία is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Eordea is also a spider genus ( Linyphiidae) History In archaic Greek Eordea comes from the Pelasgian word Eorda Imathia (Ημαθία is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is located in the west-central part of Macedonia ( Central Macedonia) In the time of Herodotus the Haliacmon was apparently joined by the Loudias (Herodotus Book 7: Polymnia 127), or discharge of the lake of Pella; but a change has taken place in the course of the Loudias, which no longer joins the Haliacmon, but flows directly into the Aegean Sea. Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash Pella (Πέλλα was the Capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon. Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. The image below shows a wind gap between the Haliacmon and Loudias watersheds that is the probable ancient course of the Haliacmon. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River,