Doliani
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Doliani
Δόλιανη Dolani | |
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  Doliani | |
| Coordinates: 39°49.3′N 20°57.1′E / 39.8217°N 20.9517°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | East Zagori |
| Area | |
• Community | 17.276 km2 (6.670 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 51 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 440 14 |
| Area code | +30-2656 |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Doliani (Greek: Δόλιανη, before 1955: Δόλιανη, Doliani,[2][3] between 1955 and 1984: Νέον Αμαρούσιον, Neon Amarousion;[4][3] Aromanian: Dolani)[5] is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality in Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece.[6] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[6] The 2021 census recorded 51 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Doliani covers an area of 17.276 km2.[7]
In the late nineteenth century, the scholar Ioannis Lambridis described the geographical location of the village of Doliani as 'ravine-like' and as a 'depression'.[8] The linguist Max Vasmer derived the toponym from the Slavic dolъ meaning 'the valley', with the name Doljane indicating 'inhabitants of the valley'.[8] The linguist Kostas Oikonomou stated the village is located in a ravine, making the use of the word dolъ with its original meaning 'the hole, the pit, the ravine' applicable, aligning with the description given by Lambridis.[8]
