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Ioannina



         


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Capital:Ioannina
Periphery:Epirus
Area:? km²
Inhabitants:100,000
Pop. density:? inh./km²
ISO 3166-2:GR-?
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Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, rarely Γιάννενα or Γιάννινα ; Albanian: Janinë or Janina; Aromanian: Ianina) is a city in and capital of Epirus, Greece, with a population of approximately 100,000 and sitting at an elevation of 600 metres above sea level. It is capital of a prefecture with the same name. The city lies on the western side of lake Pamvotis (Greek: Παμβώτιδα).

The city has a General and a University Hospital and a University named University of Ioannina (5 km south of the city) with and 13,000 students.

NE in Perama is a cave.


Janina is mentioned in the book The Count of Monte Cristo.

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