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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Phthiotis]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Phthiotis]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|38|53|50|N|22|25|52|E|region:GR}}

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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  55,445  -/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| sea level about 50 m(centre) around 800 to 1,000 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 351 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 22310|22310]], (030-22310)-2 thru 4/5?
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 4912
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>MI</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || LAM ('''Lam'''ia)
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| Name of inhabitants: || Lamian ''sing.'', -s ''pl.''

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'''Lamia''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Λαμία; is a city in central [[Greece]] (population 75,000). It is a site of archaeological excavation (a castle dating from the pre-classical years, reconstructed in the early middle ages). Lamia is the capital of the [[prefecture]] of [[Phthiotis]] and the periphery of [[Central Greece]] (comprising 5 prefectures). It is the provincial capital of Phthiotis.

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population
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| [[1981]] || 41,846 || - || -
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| [[1991]] || 44,084 || -2,238/-53.48% || 55,445
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== Name ==

One account says that the city was named after the mythological figure of [[Lamia (mythology)|Lamia]], the daughter of [[Poseidon]] queen of the Trachineans. Another says that it is named after the Malians, the inhabitants of the surrounding area. In the middle ages (AD [[869]]) Lamia was called Zetounion being the seat of a bishop.

Conquered by the Latins after [[1204]], the city was known as Zirtounion, Zitonion, Girton (during the Frankish rule), and (under the Catalan rule) El Cito. The Turks called it Iztin.

== History ==

Although inhabited since the [[5th millennium BC]], the city was first mentioned after the earthquake of [[424 BC]], when it was an important [[Sparta]]n military base. It was occupied by [[Alexander the Great| Alexander king of Macedonia]]; the [[Athens|Athenians]] rebelled at his death. His successor [[Antipatros]] after losing the fight against the Athenians and their allies, took refuge behind the substantial walls of the city (Lamian war [[323 BC]]–[[322 BC]]). The war ended at the death of the general of the Athenian troops, [[Leosthenes]], and the arrival of a 20,000-strong [[Macedon|Macedonian]] army. Lamia afterwards prospered in the [[third century BC]] under [[Aetolia]]n hegemony, which came to an end when Acilius Glabrio sacked the city in [[190 BC]].

==Persons==

*[[Thanos Leivaditis]] ([[1934]] - [[September 2005|September 1, 2005]] in [[Athens]])

==Sporting teams==

*[[Lamia FC]]

==See also==
*[[Communities of Fthiotis]]

{{Fthiotis}}

[[Category:Fthiotis prefecture]]
[[Category:Greek prefectural capitals]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 *[[Thanos Leivaditis]] ([[1934]] - [[September 1]], [[2005]] in [[Athens]])
-*[[Niki Bakogianni]] ([[1968]] - )
+*[[Niki Bakogianni]] (b. [[1968]])
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-| Population: ([[1991]])<br>&nbsp;- Total<br>&nbsp;- Density¹<br>&nbsp;- Rank||<br>&nbsp;55,445<br><br>&nbsp;-/km²</small><br>
+| Population: ([[1991]])<br>&nbsp;- Total<br>&nbsp;- Density¹<br>&nbsp;- Rank||<br>&nbsp;55,445<br><br>&nbsp;-/km²<br>
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 | Elevation:<br>&nbsp;-lowest:<br>&nbsp;-centre:<br>&nbsp;-highest:||<br>sea level<br>about 50 m(centre)<br>around 800 to 1,000 m

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-*[[Thanos Leivaditis]] ([[1934]] - [[September 2005|September 1, 2005]] in [[Athens]])
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 *[[Communities of Fthiotis]]
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 [[Category:Greek prefectural capitals]]
 [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]