Editing Nea Ionia (section)

==History==
In the past, the area was named Podarades after Greek Revolution Hero of Albanian origin Ziliftar Poda and his followers, settled in this area.<ref name=enet>{{cite web|title=ΝΕΑ ΙΩΝΙΑ: "Ποδαράδες", το ταπητουργικό κέντρο της Ελλάδας|url=http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=392857|publisher=enet.gr|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> The modern settlement was built after the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-22)]] and the subsequent [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]] in 1923.<ref name=neaionia>{{cite web|title=Ιστορία|url=http://www.neaionia.gr/Inner.aspx?LangID=1&FolderID=dfcc0295-c298-41ce-8181-1756426fc939|publisher=neaionia.gr|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> That year refugees, mainly from [[Pisidia]] of Asia Minor, settled in the area. The new settlement was originally named Nea Pisidia. But later, due to the arrival of many refugees from other places of [[Ionia]], the settlement was finally named Nea Ionia. The suburb developed rapidly thanks to carpet handicrafts. The refugees carried their expertise to Athens and opened important carpet handicrafts.<ref name=enet/><ref name=neaionia/> This branch was the main economical source for the residents of Nea Ionia for many years. Nea Ionia gradually increased its population and expanded into a large area. The suburb is composed of 13 neighborhoods: Nea Ionia (Center), Perissos, Inepoli, Pefkakia, Saframpoli, Neapoli, Eleftheroupoli, Alsoupoli, Kalogreza, Lazarou, Anthrakorihia, Irini, Omorfoklissia and Palaiologou.