Aiani

Also known as Kalliani

Aiani (, before 1926: Καλλιανή - Kalliani) is a town and a former municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kozani, of which it is a municipal unit and historical seat of the municipality of Kozani. It is located near Haliacmon river and is 22 km south of the city of Kozani. The municipal community of Aianis is classified as an urban semi-mountainous settlement. The 2021 census recorded 1,586 residents in the village and 2,826 residents in municipal unit of Aiani. The municipal unit has an area of 156

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Place details

Locality: Αιανή
Region: Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 2,826
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Aiani
Greek Dimos.name_local: Αιανή
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Eanis.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Macedonian Museums Arx Aiani-View from outside.jpg
Greek Dimos.periph: West Macedonia
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Kozani
Greek Dimos.municipality: Kozani
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 2826
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 1586
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 156.004
Greek Dimos.area_community: 52.336
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 500 04
Greek Dimos.area_code: +30-2461
Greek Dimos.licence: KZ

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2006
Area: 52.336

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Commons category: Aiani
postal code: 500 04
native label: Αιανή

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==Name== It took its name from the Aianus (). According to the Greek mythology Aianus was the son of Elymus., the supposed Trojan ancestor of the Elymians, an indigenous people of Sicily in Greek and Roman legend.