Editing Nea Ionia

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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
| name = Nea Ionia
| name_local = Νέα Ιωνία
|type = municipality
| image_map = 2011 Dimos Neas Ionias.png
| periph             = [[Attica (region)|Attica]]
| periphunit         = [[North Athens (regional unit)|North Athens]]
| pop_municipality   = 64611
| area_municipality  = 4.421
| population_as_of = 2021
| elevation = 130
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|2|N|23|45|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 142 xx
| area_code = 210
| licence = Z
| website = {{url|https://neaionia.gr/}}
| image_skyline      = Nea-ionia-skyline.jpg
| caption_skyline    =
| city_flag          =
| city_seal          =
| districts          = 
| mayor = Panagiotis Manouris<ref name=mayor>[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9174/ Municipality of Nea Ionia, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior</ref>
| party              =
| since              = 2023
}}

'''Nea Ionia''' ({{langx|el|Νέα Ιωνία}}, meaning New Ionia) is a town and a northern suburb of the [[Athens#Athens Urban Area|Athens agglomeration]], [[Greece]], and a municipality of the [[Attica (region)|Attica]] region. It was named after [[Ionia]], the region in [[Anatolia]] from which many [[Greeks]] migrated in the 1920s as a part of the [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]]. Many of the town families originated from the town of [[Alanya]] which is currently a part of [[Turkey]].

Nea Ionia is 7&nbsp;km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 4.421&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}</ref> It is served by three [[Line 1 (Athens Metro)|Line 1]] metro stations: {{metro|Nea Ionia}}, {{metro|Pefkakia}} and {{metro|Perissos}}.

==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.

==Sports==
Nea Ionia is the seat of the clubs [[O.F. Nea Ionia]] (Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Νέας Ιωνίας), club founded in 1926 with achievements in handball<ref>{{cite web|title=Ιστορία|url=http://www.ofni.org.gr/p/blog-page.html|publisher=ofni.org.gr|access-date=12 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527010306/http://www.ofni.org.gr/p/blog-page.html|archive-date=27 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[A.O. Nea Ionia F.C.|Nea Ionia F.C.]] Other notable clubs are [[Eleftheroupoli F.C.]] with earlier presence in [[Beta Ethniki]] and [[DIKE.AS. Nea Ionia]] with current presence in A1 Ethniki handball. In the past there are also the important clubs PAO Saframpolis, PAO Kalogrezas and Ikaroi Neas Ionias which are inactive today.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="4"|Sport clubs based in Nea Ionia
|-
!width="150"|Club
!Founded
!Sports
!Achievements
|-
|[[O.F. Nea Ionia]]||1926||[[Handball]] ||Panhellenic title in women handball
|-
|[[Eleftheroupoli F.C.]]||1929||[[Association football|Football]] ||Earlier presence in [[Beta Ethniki]]
|-
|[[A.O. Nea Ionia F.C.|Nea Ionia F.C.]]||1939||[[Association football|Football]] ||Presence in [[Gamma Ethniki]]
|-
|[[DIKE.AS. Nea Ionia]]||2004||[[Handball]]||Presence in A1 handball men
|}

==Historical population==

{| class=wikitable
! Year !! Population
|-
| 1981 || 59,202
|-
| 1991 || 60,635
|-
| 2001 || 66,017
|-
| 2011 || 67,134
|-
| 2021 || 64,611
|}

== Notable residents ==
* [[Nikos Milioris]] (1896–1983) Greek author and senior military officer.
* [[Stelios Kazantzidis]] (1931–2001), Greek singer.
* [[Giota Lydia]] (1934), Greek Laïko singer.
* [[Nikos Xanthopoulos]] (1934-2023), Greek actor.
* [[Maria Farantouri]] (1947), Greek singer.
* [[Taki Tsan]] (1979), Greek rapper.
* [[Pantelis Pantelidis]] (1983-2016), Greek singer.
* [[Markos Kalovelonis]] (1994), Greek-Russian tennis player.

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities of Attica]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://neaionia.gr/ City of Nea Ionia official website] {{in lang|el}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Nea Ionia
|North     = [[Irakleio, Attica|Irakleio]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Marousi]]
|Southeast = [[Filothei]]
|South     = [[Galatsi]]
|Southwest = [[Athens]]
|West      = [[Nea Filadelfeia]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Kallikratis-Attica}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Attica]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Athens (regional unit)]]
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[[Category:1923 establishments in Greece]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1923]]