<P> Ioannina ( / jɔːˈɑːniːnə / ; Greek : Ιωάννινα , pronounced ( i. oˈanina ) ( listen ) ) , often called Yannena ( / ˈjɑːnɪnə / ; Γιάννενα ( ˈʝanena ) ) within Greece , is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus , an administrative region in north - western Greece . Its population is 112,486 , according to 2011 census . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 metres ( 1,640 feet ) above sea level , on the western shore of lake Pamvotis ( Παμβώτις ) . Ioannina is located 410 km ( 255 mi ) northwest of Athens , 260 kilometres ( 162 miles ) southwest of Thessaloniki and 80 km ( 50 miles ) east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea . </P>
<P> Ioannina ( / jɔːˈɑːniːnə / ; Greek : Ιωάννινα , pronounced ( i. oˈanina ) ( listen ) ) , often called Yannena ( / ˈjɑːnɪnə / ; Γιάννενα ( ˈʝanena ) ) within Greece , is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus , an administrative region in north - western Greece . Its population is 112,486 , according to 2011 census . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 metres ( 1,640 feet ) above sea level , on the western shore of lake Pamvotis ( Παμβώτις ) . Ioannina is located 410 km ( 255 mi ) northwest of Athens , 260 kilometres ( 162 miles ) southwest of Thessaloniki and 80 km ( 50 miles ) east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea . </P>
coastal region of nw greece south of albania capital loannina
coastal region of nw greece south of albania capital loannina
Epirus
Epirus