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Haliacmon

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Also known as Aliakmonas, Aliákmon, Aliákmonas

The Haliacmon (, Aliákmonas; formerly: , Aliákmon or Haliákmōn) is the longest river of Greece, flowing entirely on Greek soil in the region of Macedonia, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliacmon: Evros (), Strymonas (Greek: Στρυμόνας), both coming from Bulgaria, and Axios () coming from North Macedonia, but the length of each one of them in Greek territory is less than that of Haliacmon, which flows entirely in Greece. Haliacmon is the traditional English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official Katharevousa version of the name, Al

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River.name
Haliacmon
River.image
Aliakmon locator map.png
River.source1_location
Pindus Mountains
River.mouth_location
Aegean Sea
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Greece
River.length_km
297
River.source1_elevation
~2100 m (~6,890 ft)
River.basin_size_km2
8813
River.mapframe zoom
7

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Length
297
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Haliacmon
watershed area
6971.7
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The Haliacmon (, Aliákmonas; formerly: , Aliákmon or Haliákmōn) is the longest river of Greece, flowing entirely on Greek soil in the region of Macedonia, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliacmon: Evros (), Strymonas (Greek: Στρυμόνας), both coming from Bulgaria, and Axios () coming from North Macedonia, but the length of each one of them in Greek territory is less than that of Haliacmon, which flows entirely in Greece. Haliacmon is the traditional English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official Katharevousa version of the name, Aliákmon. Today, the only official variant is the demotic Aliákmonas. It flows through the Greek regions of Western Macedonia (Kastoria, Grevena and Kozani regional units) and Central Macedonia (Imathia and Pieria regional units). Its drainage basin is .

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