Lamia
city in central Greece
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Summary
Lamia is a city[1]. Lamia draws 1,190 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #609 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lamia Municipality[3], Commune of Lamia[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Instance of: polis[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Chioggia[7], Rzeszów[8], Paphos[9]
- Postal code: 35131[10], 35132[11], 35133[12], 35150[13]
- Commons category: Lamia (Greece)[14]
- Patron saint: Luke the Evangelist[15]
- Local dialing code: 22310[16]
- Significant event: Siege of Mpeki[17], Siege of Lamia[18]
- Official website: https://www.lamia.gr/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lamia (city)[20]
- Population: 47,529[21], 50,551[22], 47,119[23], 52,006[24], 22,353[25]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[26], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[28], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], Pauly–Wissowa[30]
- Capital of: Lamia Municipality[31], Central Greece Region[32]
- Category for people born here: Q17392831[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q20079578[34]
- Demonym: Lamien[35], Λαμιώτης[36], Λαμιεύς[37]
- Native label: Λαμία[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lamia (city)[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 67 m[40]
- Area: 413.5 km²[41]
- Ground level 360 degree view URL: https://www.lamia.gr/basiki-selida/fotografies-360-moiron[42]
- Open data portal: Lamia Open Data[43]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Lamia[44]
Why It Matters
Lamia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Lamia is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]