Mesovouni, Ioannina
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Mesovouni | |
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  Mesovouni | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′24″N 20°38′27″E / 39.94000°N 20.64083°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Central Zagori |
| Elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 35 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mesovouni (Greek: Μεσοβούνι)[2] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.
The toponym is a compound of the Greek noun meso 'middle', its adjective form mesos, and the noun vouni 'mountain', which stems from the Ancient Greek vounos.[3] The linguist Kostas Oikonomou stated the site of the present village does not align with its name, as it is not located among mountains.[3] Instead, the toponym was transferred from another original locality by inhabitants from an area near the wayside shrine of Saint Charalambos, a place situated among mountains.[3]