Haliacmon
Sign in to saveThe 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
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- Aliakmon locator map.png
- River.source1_location
- Pindus Mountains
- River.mouth_location
- Aegean Sea
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- Country
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- Greece
- River.length_km
- 297
- River.source1_elevation
- ~2100 m (~6,890 ft)
- River.basin_size_km2
- 8813
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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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