Ioannina Ιωάννινα
Ioannina seen from Lake Pamvotida
Location
Coordinates	39°40′N 20°51′E / 39.667, 20.85Coordinates: 39°40′N 20°51′E / 39.667, 20.85
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	480 m (1,575 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Epirus
Prefecture:	Ioannina
Mayor:	Nikolaos Godas
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	70,203
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- Density:	1,480 /km² (3,833 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	45x xx
Area:	26510
Auto:	ΙΝ
Website
www.ioannina.gr

Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα /io'anina/, often Γιάννενα /'ʝanena/ or Greek: Γιάννινα) is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of approximately 100,000, and lies at an elevation of 600 metres above sea level. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Epirus ( Greek: Ήπειρος Ípiros) is a periphery in northwestern Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It is the capital of Ioannina Prefecture and of Epirus, lying on the western side of lake Pamvotis (Παμβώτιδα). Ioannina (Ιωάννινα is a prefecture of Greece, part of the north-western periphery of Epirus. The Lake of Ioannina (Greek Limni Ioanninon ( Λίμνη Ιωαννίνων) also Pamvotida ( Παμβώτιδα, older form Pamvotis Ioannina is located 450 km northwest of Athens, 290 km southwest of Thessaloniki and 80 km east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea. Igoumenitsa ( Greek: Ηγουμενίτσα Gumenicë or Gumenica is a coastal city in northwestern Greece.

The city has both a General and a University Hospital, and is the seat of the University of Ioannina (situated 5 km south of the city, with 17 departments and 20,000 students) as well as several departments of the Τechnological Educational Institute of Epirus , the headquarters of which are located in Arta. The University of Ioannina, Greece ( Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων Panepistimio Ioanninon Arta (Άρτα is a city with a rich history in north-western Greece, capital of the Arta Prefecture which is part of the Epirus province

The city's emblem consists of the portrait of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian crowned by a stylized depiction of the nearby ancient theatre of Dodoni. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or Dodona (from Doric Greek Δωδώνα Ionic Greek: Δωδώνη - Dodone) in Epirus in northwestern Greece, was a prehistoric

Contents 1 History 1.1 Antiquity 1.2 510—879 1.3 879—1430 1.4 1430—1789 1.5 1789—1821 1.6 1821—1943 2 Climate 3 Tourism 4 Local products 5 Communications 5.1 Television 5.2 Radio 6 Municipal districts 7 Notable people 8 Sports teams 9 Transportation 10 Interesting facts 11 Population data 12 Footnotes 13 External links

History

Antiquity

The first indications of human existence in the prefecture of Ioannina are dated back to the Paleolithic period (38. The term Paleolithic (or Palaeolithic) (from Greek παλαιός palaios, " Old " and λίθος Lithos, "stone" 000 years ago). This is testified by the stone tools that were found in the cavern of Kastritsa.

510—879

The city was founded in the 6th century by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or It was named Ioannina, probably, meaning "(Town) of John" in Greek, because it was placed under the protection of St. John, in the early Christian period, supposedly in 510 AD. Saint John the Apostle ( Greek Ιωάννης, see Names of John) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. It was first mentioned in 527 AD by the historian Prokopios who wrote about the founding of the city, the new Evroia.

879—1430

However, it was not until 879 AD that the name Ioannina was used for the first time in the Acts of Constantinople. More specifically, the Acts of the 879 Synod, reference one Zacharias, Bishop of Ioannina. During Samuil the town was part of the Bulgarian Empire. The First Bulgarian Empire (Първo Българско царство Părvo Bălgarsko Tsarstvo) was a Medieval Bulgarian state founded in AD 632 The name Ioannina was also mentioned as an Episcopal Seat, under the self-governing (Autocephalous) Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid in 1020 in an imperial document by Basil II. The Archbishopric of Ohrid was an autonomous Bulgarian Orthodox Church under the tutelage of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1019 and Basil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (Βασίλειος Β΄ Βουλγαροκτόνος Basileios II Boulgaroktonos, 958 &ndash December 15 1025

The city was conquered in 1082 by the Normans under the leadership of Bohemond of Taranto, who repaired the existing city walls in order to repel the offensive of emperor Alexios I Komnenos. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. Bohemond I (also spelled Bohemund or Boamund; c 1058&ndash 3 March 1111) Prince of Taranto and Prince of Antioch Alexios I Komnenos, or Comnenus (Greek Αλέξιος Α' Κομνηνός (1048 &ndash August 15, 1118) Byzantine emperor (1081&ndash1118 In the 13th century, the creation of the Despotate of Epirus favoured Ioannina, which became its second most important city, after its capital, Arta. The Principality of Epirus can also refer to the pashalik of Ali Pasha The Despotate or Principality of Epirus (Δεσποτάτο της The founder of the Despotate, Michael I Komnenos Doukas settled Byzantine families of refugees, such as the Filanthropinoi, Stratigopouloi etc, who fled Constantinople after the fall of the city to the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade and later to the Bulgarians under Ivan Asen II^[3]. Michael I Komnenos Doukas or Comnenus Ducas ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Α΄ Κομνηνός Δούκας Mikhaēl I Komnēnos Doukas) often inaccurately called Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Fourth Crusade (1202&ndash1204 was originally designed to conquer Muslim Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language Ivan Asen II (Иван Асен II iˈvan aˈsɛn ˈftɔri also Йоан Асен II Yoan Asen II) in English sometimes known as John Asen II, These refugee families, together with the local nobility, took over the government of Ioannina in 1318 and broke away from Arta. In the same year, Ioannina became tributary to the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos and a little later to the Serbs, who had, by then, expanded their state over much of Byzantine and Bulgarian territory. Andronikos II Palaiologos or Andronicus II Palaeologus ( Greek:) ( 25 March 1259, Constantinople &ndash February 13 This article presents the history of the Serbs from the first mention of the people by Roman historians to events in the 20th century The Byzantine emperor granted several privileges (administrative, economic, ecclesiastic) to the inhabitants of Ioannina. These privileges were honoured by the Serbs, too, and as a result Ioannina rose to a great economic and cultural level during the next centuries. The city flourished in time, becoming an important financial and cultural centre. During the Byzantine times it was referred to as the "Metropolis of knowledge". In 1367 the Serb Thomas II Preljubović became the new overlord of Ioannina and after him the city surrendered to Esau de' Buondelmonti (1385-1411) and Carlo I Tocco (1411-1430). Thomas II Preljubović or Komnenos Palaiologos (Tomo Preljubović Greek: Θωμάς Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος Thōmas Komnēnos Palaiologos Esau de' Buondelmonti, ruler of Epirus in Ioannina from 1385 to his death in 1411 Carlo I Tocco was the ruler of Epirus from 1411 until his death on July 4, 1429.

1430—1789

The death of Tokko in 1430 signalled the submission of Ioannina to the Turks who granted several privileges to the town in exchange for its surrender. These were known as the Rule of Sinan Pasha, from the name of Karasinan Pasha who signed the treaty. Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, (paşa پاشا ( Persian: پاشا ( Armenian: Փաշա was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire

In 1611 the city suffered a serious setback as a result of a peasant revolt led by Dionysius the Philosopher (aka Skylosophos), Bishop of Larisa. Dionysius the Philosopher (Διονύσιος ο Φιλόσοφος was a Greek monk who led two farmer revolts against the Ottoman Turks. Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the The revolt ended in the abolishment of all privileges granted to the Christian inhabitants, who were driven away from the castle area and had to settle around it. From then onwards, Turks and Jews were to be established in the castle area. The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family PLEASE TAKE NOTE************

Despite that blow, the city managed to recover. Its inhabitants continued their commercial and handicraft activities which allowed them to trade with important European commercial centres, such as Venice and Livorno, where merchants from Ioannina established commercial and banking houses. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the "Leghorn" redirects here For the breed of chicken see Leghorn chicken. At the same time they maintained close economic and intellectual relations with their birthplace and founded charity and education establishments. These merchants were to be major national benefactors.

The great economic prosperity of the city was followed by remarkable cultural activity. During the 17th and 18th centuries, many important schools (Epiphanios, Goumas, Valeneios, Maroutsea, Zosimea etc. ) were founded, taking over the long tradition of the Byzantine era.

In the 17th century Ioannina was a thriving city with respect to population and commercial activity as both French and Turkish travellers Jacques Spon and Evlia Celebi, respectively, attest. Jacob Spon or Jacques Spon ( Lyon 1647 — Vevey, Switzerland 25 December 1685) a French doctor and Archaeologist Evliya Çelebi (اوليا چلبي the son of the imperial goldsmith Derviş Mehmed Zılli ( March 25 (? 1611 &ndash 1682 was the most famous Ottoman Evlia Celebi visited the city in 1670 and mentioned the presence of 1,900 shops and workshops and 4,000 houses.

1789—1821

In 1789 the city became the centre of the territory ruled by Ali Pasha, an area that included the entire northwestern Greece, Thessaly and a part of Evia and Peloponnese. Ali Pasha of Tepelen or of Yannina, the "Lion of Yannina" (1741 &ndash January 24, 1822) was the ruler ( Pasha) of the western Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula The Albanian Lord Ali Pasha was one of the most influential personalities of the 18th century. Born in Tepelenë, he maintained diplomatic relations with the most important European leaders and his court became a point of attraction for many of those restless minds who were to evolve into major figures of the Greek Revolution (Georgios Karaiskakis, Odysseas Androutsos, Markos Botsaris and others). Tepelenë ( Primary Albanian form: Tepelena, Tepedelen Greek: Τεπελενιον Tepelènion) is the principal settlement in the eponymous Georgios Karaiskakis (Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ( January 23[[ 780]] or January 23[[ 782]]- April 23[[ 827]] was a famous Greek Odysseas Androutsos (also Odysseus Androutsos Οδυσσέας Ανδρούτσος was a hero of the Greek War of Independence. Markos Botsaris (Μάρκος Μπότσαρης c 1788 - August 21, 1823) was a Greek Klepht leader of Arvanite The period of his rule coincides with the greatest ever economic and intellectual era of the city. As a couplet has it "The city was first in arms, money and letters". The efforts of Ali Pasha to break away from the Sublime Porte were very alarming. Ottoman Porte (also Sublime Porte, High Porte, or in Ottoman Turkish, Bab-ı Ali) used to refer to the Divan (court In 1821 (the year the Greek War of Independence began) he was declared guilty of treason and Ioannina were besieged by Turkish troops. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Two years later Ali Pasha was assassinated in the chapel on the island of the lake, where he took refuge while waiting to be pardoned by the Sultan.

1821—1943

In 1869, a great part of Ioannina was destroyed by fire. Nonetheless, the marketplace was soon reconstructed according to the plans of the German architect Holz and thanks to the personal interest of Ahmet Rashim Pasha, the local governor. Holz is a German surname meaning wood or timber, and may refer to Karl Holz, current chairman and CEO of Euro Disney SCA The communities of people from Ioannina living abroad were active in financing the construction of most of the city's churches (the Cathedral, St. Nicholas of the Agora, St. Marina, Archimandrio etc. ), schools and other elegant buildings of charitable establishments.

OIn 21 February 1913, Ioannina incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece After the Asia Minor Catastrophe (1922) and the subsequent population exchange, the Turkish element left, and the city received Greek refugees from Asia Minor. In 1943 the Nazis deported the Jewish community of the city and most of its members were killed. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German There have been organized Jewish communities in Greece for more than two thousand years

Climate

Climate chart to the right is based on data recorded during 1958-1997. Absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 42. 4°C, while absolute minimum ever recorded was -13°C.

Climate chart for Ioaninna, Greece
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
124   10 0	112   12 1	95   14 3	78   18 6	69   23 10	44   28 13	32   31 15	31   31 15	54   27 12	100   21 9	168   16 5	175   11 2
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: ΕΜΥ
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     4. 9   50 32     4. 4   54 34     3. 7   57 37     3. 1   64 43     2. 7   73 50     1. 7   82 55     1. 3   88 59     1. 2   88 59     2. 1   81 54     3. 9   70 48     6. 6   61 41     6. 9   52 36 temperatures in °F • precipitation totals in inches

Tourism

One of the most notable attractions of Ioannina is the islet on Lake Pamvotis. The Lake of Ioannina (Greek Limni Ioanninon ( Λίμνη Ιωαννίνων) also Pamvotida ( Παμβώτιδα, older form Pamvotis Passengers are ferried back and forth from the mainland to the island (about a 15-minute ride each way) on small motorboats which run on varying schedules, according to the season. (About once every half hour, or more, in the spring and summer, much less frequently in the winter. ) Tourists can visit the Moni Panteleimonos monastery (Ali Pasha's aforementioned refuge) which has been converted into a museum containing information and paintings, as well as re-creations of Ali-Pasha's lounging and living quarters. The museum is not the only attraction on the island: there are many gift-shops, tavernas, churches and bakeries on the island's winding streets. Some of the people of Ioannina even choose to make the tiny island their yearlong home, with simple rowboats moored outside their homes, or in small marinas, in the event they need to get to Ioannina proper when the motorboats are not running.

Botanically, the region of Ioannina is dominated by robust, fragrant pine trees, many of which grow within the city itself, especially around the old castle, or fortress walls. The bizarre, maze-like layout of the castle's streets, (many of which lead to dead ends, or just go around in circles) were allegedly designed to confuse pirates of old who breached the castle walls, so that they would get lost within the fortress, and be captured before escaping with their bounty.

• The castle area. It's in the center of the town, and it was the heart of Byzantine Despotate of Epirus, and the Ottoman vilayet.
• Ioannina is famous throughout Greece for its silverwork, with a plethora of shops selling silver jewelry and decor (serving trays, recreations of shields and swords, etc. ). The ornate style of the jewelry and artwork tends to reflect more Turkish sensibilities than Greek ones, likely due to the lengthy Turkish occupation of the area.
• Ioannina is also one of the few places in Greece where one can purchase a hookah. A hookah (हुक़्क़ा حقّہ hukkah) is a single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based water pipe for Smoking. Native Greeks rarely use hookahs for smoking; they are mainly sold to tourists as novelty items and vary in size from small (3 inches in height) to quite large (4-5 ft. tall. ) The larger ones in particular can be quite striking, and are often purchased by Greeks and tourists alike to be used as decor. For purchasers who would like to experiment smoking with a hookah, most merchants carry a variety of flavored tobaccos.
• Within the castle in the centre of Ioannina city, the mosque of Aslan Pasha houses the Municipal History Museum, which includes works of folk art, as well as weapons and swords from the period of the Ottoman occupation of the area.
• The neighbouring region of Zagori comprises many traditional villages, such as Papingo, Skamneli and Tsepelovo. Zagori ( Greek Ζαγόρι is a region in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece. The region is noted for its scenery and traditional food.
• 10 km south of the city lies the Paul Vrellis Greek History Museum, a museum with wax statues, like the Madame Thussaud Museum in London, England.
• The island in Lake Pamvotis is referred to as "Nisaki" ('Νησάκι, Greek for "little island", literally) by everyone, including its inhabitants. It is linked to the city by small boats, as a form of public transport.

Local products

Ioannina is well known for the production of feta cheese. Feta ( φέτα, also spelled fetta) is a brined Curd Cheese traditionally made in Greece with goat's and The city is also famous for its spring water Zagori, which is sold over much of Greece. Zagori ( Greek Ζαγόρι is a region in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece.

Communications

Television

• Ipiros TV1 - Epirus
• In Channel - Ioannina
• IRT - Ipirotiki RadioTileorasi - Epirus
• Cosmo TV - Ioannina
• ITV - Ioannina

Radio

• Radio Romeos 94 FM
• Vima 90,1
• Top FM 97,2
• Proto Kanali
• Sky Radio 99.2
• Super FM

Municipal districts

• Anatoli
• Marmara
  • Ammos
  • Kardamitsia
  • Kato Marmara
  • Olympiada
• Neochoropoulo
  • Kato Neochoropoulo
• Stavraki
  • Penteli
  • Tsiflikopoulo
  • Velisari

Notable people

• Maria Angelina Ducena Palaeologina (d. Anatoli (Ανατολή is a municipality in the Ioannina Prefecture, Greece. 1394) ruler of Epirus
• Karolos Papoulias (1929) President of the Republic of Greece
• Ali Pasha (d. Dr Karolos Papoulias (Κάρολος Παπούλιας ˈkaro̞ˌlo̞s paˈpuʎas (born June 4, 1929) is the current President of the Hellenic Ali Pasha of Tepelen or of Yannina, the "Lion of Yannina" (1741 &ndash January 24, 1822) was the ruler ( Pasha) of the western 1821) Ottoman warlord (ayan) of Ioannina
• Abdülhalik Renda Chairman of the Turkish National Assembly

Sports teams

Ioannina is home to a major sports team called PAS Giannina, which currently competes in the 2nd Division of the Greek football league. PAS Giannina ( Greek: Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα - Panipeirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina) the It is regarded as an inspiration for many of old as well as new supporters of the whole periphery of Epirus, even outside Ioannina. Epirus ( Greek: Ήπειρος Ípiros) is a periphery in northwestern Greece.

Football clubs:

• PAS Giannina

Transportation

• Ioannina is served by Ioannina National Airport. PAS Giannina ( Greek: Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα - Panipeirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina) the Ioannina National Airport (Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ιωαννίνων is an Airport located four kilometers from the city center of Ioannina
• The Via Egnatia highway (part of the E90) passes by Ioannina. The Via Egnatia ( Greek:) was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. It links Igoumenitsa (port) with the Turkish border. Igoumenitsa ( Greek: Ηγουμενίτσα Gumenicë or Gumenica is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. Many parts of Egnatia, especially in the region of Epirus, are still unfinished (March 2008).
• Air Sea Lines flies from Lake Pamvotis to Corfu with seaplanes. The Lake of Ioannina (Greek Limni Ioanninon ( Λίμνη Ιωαννίνων) also Pamvotida ( Παμβώτιδα, older form Pamvotis Corfu (Κέρκυρα Kérkyra, ˈkʲe̞ɾkʲiɾa Κέρκυρα or Κόρκυρα Corcyra Corfù is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea Air Sea Lines has suspended flights from Corfu to Ioannina for 2007.
• Long-distance buses (Ktel) ride daily to Athens (7 hours) and Thessaloniki (4. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia 5 hours).

Interesting facts

• Ioannina is home to many Orthodox Christian churches, and to three (defunct) mosques and a synagogue. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of
• There was a Jewish community living in Ioannina before World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The majority of them (1,860) were sent to concentration camps during the final months of German occupation (1944). Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Today only around 50 are left.
• Ioannina is mentioned in the books The Count of Monte Cristo and The Lieutenants - Brotherhood of War. The Count of Monte Cristo ( Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas père.
• The first Bank of Ottoman Empire; Ottoman Bank opened its first branch in Greece in Ioannina which shows the power of the city in trade world in 19th century. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Ottoman Bank (Osmanlı Bankası (formerly Imperial Ottoman Bank, Bank-ı Osmanî-i Şahane was founded in 1856 in Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• The old part of the city is surrounded by walls first built by the Normans and later by the Byzantines and the Ottomans. The inner castle bears the name "Its Kale" (from Turkish: "İç/inner", "Kale/castle").

• Distances from Ioannina to:
  • Athens - 466 km (via Rio)
  • Thessaloniki - 354 km
  • Patras - 242 km
  • Igoumenitsa - 104 km
  • Albanian border - 65 km

Population data

Population of the Municipality of Ioannina. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Rio (Greek Modern Ρίο Rio, Ancient Ρίον Rion, Latin Rhion or Rhium) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece Igoumenitsa ( Greek: Ηγουμενίτσα Gumenicë or Gumenica is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.

Year	Population	Change	Municipal population	Change	Density
1981	44,829	—	—	—	—/km²
1991	56,699	+11,870/+26. 47%	63,725	—	143. 7/km²
2001	61,629	+4,930/+8. 66%	70,203	+6,478/+10. 17%	182/km²

Population statistics, 1981-2001. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Footnotes

External links

• Photos from Ioannina by Dimitris Sioutis
• Ioannina Tourist & Travel Guide
• Epirus News Portal
• Municipality of Ioannina (Greek)
• Tourist guide for Ioannina
• Ioannina Airport Unofficial Site (fully updated)
• Ioannina Airport
• Paul Vrellis Greek History Museum
• Ioannina Town Guide
• University of Ioannina (new website) (Greek)
• University of Ioannina (new website) (English)
• University of Ioannina (old website)
• Pindos Trek. Online Guide on the mountains of Ioannina province
• Kehila Kedosha Janina (Jewish community from Ioannina, in New York City)
• Wikimapia Ioannina
• PAS Giannina fans
• Portal
• Ioanninaportal

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