Doliani


Doliani is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality in Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 51 inhabitants in the village. The community of Doliani covers an area of 17.276 km2. Doliani is a traditional Aromanian settlement.

Name

In the late nineteenth century Ioannis Lambridis describes the geographical location of the village of Doliani as 'ravine-like' and as a 'depression'. Linguist Max Vasmer derives the toponym from the Slavic dolъ meaning 'the valley' and Doljane as indicating the inhabitant of the valley'. Linguist Kostas Oikonomou states the village is located in a ravine, hence the use of the word dolъ with its original meaning 'the hole, the pit, the ravine' is applicable, aligning with the description given by Lambridis.